Hong Kong court hears of boy’s final moments after being beaten, starved by mother

A five-year-old son died after his mother physically abused, confined and starved him to the point that he weighed only 9.7kg (21.38lbs), half his expected weight, a Hong Kong court has heard. The 38-year-old mother, only identified as “LST” at the High Court, on Monday pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter and another of cruelty to a child over the death of her son in September 2022. An autopsy report showed the boy had starved to death and had also suffered 129 injuries to different...

By Fiona Chow