CRIMEAug 5 · 11:13 UTCSCMP CHINAFiona Chow

‘Savage abuse’: Hong Kong mother gets 22 years for starving boy, 5, to death

A Hong Kong mother was sentenced to 22 years in prison for starving her five-year-old son to death. The judge condemned her actions as a 'savage nature' lacking empathy inherent to motherhood.

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