When an autistic teenager slipped out of his room in his school's dormitory and stabbed to death an elderly disabled person in the room next door in late October 2008, the story didn't make big headlines, but it struck a chord in the hearts of many social-welfare organizations. They know that with nighttime caregivers overstretched and inadequately supported, this kind of tragedy could strike again.
2008 年 10 月下旬，一名自閉症少年從教養院寢室中偷溜出來，並持刀刺死了鄰房的肢障老翁。新聞不大，卻挑起了許多社福機構心中的痛──在照護人力及輔導資源欠缺下，他們實在難保類似遺憾不會重演。