text: The British father of a 15-year-old who plunged 19 storeys to her death in an apparent suicide left court holding hands with his partner, after she was charged with 'wilful neglect'. Managing director Nick Cousins looked visibly upset and his Filipino wife Herminia Garcia was shaking when they emerged from the court in the Sai Wai Ho suburb of Hong Kong, after she was granted bail. The 53-year-old was arrested after her teenage daughter, Blanca Cousins, fell from the 19th floor of their luxury apartment in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Scroll down for video . Nick Cousins left the Hong Kong court clutching the hand of his wife Herminia Garcia, who is charged with wilful neglect following the death of their 15-year-old daughter, Blanca Cousins, in an apparent suicide . The couple did not make a statement after they left court. Mr Cousins was also arrested on suspicion of 'ill treatment' after it emerged Blanca's birth had not been registered, but he has not been charged and is on bail . Blanca Cousins, 15, fell to her death from the luxury Hong Kong apartment block where she lived on Tuesday in an apparent suicide. It has emerged her birth, and that of her 14-year-old sister, was never registered . She was charged with wilful neglect and being in the country illegally for more than 20 years. Mr Cousins, 57, was also arrested on suspicion of ‘ill treatment’ after it emerged that Blanca’s birth, and that of her 14-year-old sister, had not registered. It is also alleged that they did not attend school. He has not been charged and is currently on bail. The couple refused to comment as they left Eastern Magistrates Court and were whisked away in a black Mercedes. A spokesman for the family said: 'The court has determined for the time being the family should stay together, we ask that you respect their privacy at this difficult time. We have nothing further to say at the moment.' Police have applied for a 'care and protection' order for the couple's other child, but she is back with them pending a court hearing. The luxury apartment block in Hong Kong where the Cousins lived, and 15-year-old Blanca fell to her death . Herminia Garcia moved to Hong Kong from the Philippines in the nineties to work as a domestic helper for Nick Cousins, before becoming his partner. It is not clear whether they married, although she uses his surname . Mr Cousins, originally from Thurrock, Essex, is managing director of the Hong Kong arm of international insurance broking firm Jardine Lloyd Thompson, and has worked for the firm in Asia for more than 20 years. It is understood that Ms Garcia - also known as Grace Cousins - moved to Hong Kong from the Philippines in the 1990s to work for Mr Cousins as a domestic helper before becoming his partner. It is unclear whether they had married, although she uses his surname. The couple were watching television in the family’s home, on the 19th floor of Hong Kong's most luxurious apartment buildings, when Blanca locked herself in a bathroom before failing to her death. Paramedics declared her dead at the foot of the building in Repulse Bay Road. A police source said they did not find a suicide note from Blanca, pictured, but said they were aware the girl was 'unhappy'. A horse lover, she was a member of the Hong Kong Pony Club and would have turned 16 in July . Police sources claimed while no suicide note had been found they were aware the girl had been 'unhappy' in recent weeks. Blanca – who was known as Blancs – was due to celebrate her 16th birthday in July. If their births were not registered, it means she would not have been able to attend school, travel abroad or receive medical treatment – unless paid for privately. However she appeared to have enjoyed a relatively normal life, and seemed to have a wide circle of friends among the city’s well to do expatriate community. A police spokeswoman said a security guard found Blanca lying on the ground at the foot of the apartment . She was a member of the Hong Kong Pony Club and had recently attended Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament, after her father secured a box there, and had invited friends to join her at the event. Ms Garcia’s charge sheet, seen by the Daily Mail, states that she is accused of overstaying in Hong Kong from 1994 until 2015, having initially entered as a visitor. She is also charged with ‘ill-treatment or neglect’ of a child between July 1, 2000 and April 7 this year ‘in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering’. It states her occupation as housewife. She was bailed until June.
target: Pair 'visibly upset and shaking' as they left the Hong Kong court together .
  Herminia Garcia charged with 'wilful neglect' after death of daughter .
  Blanca Cousins, 15, plunged to her death from luxury apartment block .
  Births of her and her sister never registered and girls 'did not go to school'