Mother who left her 12-year-old son behind in Hong Kong sentenced to 4 months in prison, suspended for 3 years - Chinese report

On the 11th, a Hong Kong court sentenced a mother who abandoned her 12-year-old son in a Hong Kong hospital to four months in prison, suspended for three years, for child abuse.
In mid-July this year, a 12-year-old boy living in mainland China was abandoned at Hong Kong Guanghua Hospital, which attracted attention.
The boy's parents are divorced, and his 37-year-old mother wanted her son to receive an education in Hong Kong. However, when he visited Hong Kong, he had no one to rely on, and on July 21,
On the same day, the boy was left behind at Hong Kong Guanghua Hospital. The boy was said to be a permanent resident of Hong Kong. The mother returned to mainland China, but was later ordered to appear by the Hong Kong police and arrested in Hong Kong.
He was arrested and prosecuted. The mother's lawyer asked for extenuating circumstances, saying, ``The defendant regrets his actions at the time.He will now return to his hometown so that he can properly take care of his son.''
The boy has now returned to Nanchang, Jiangxi province, where he and his younger brother are being cared for by their grandmother.
The court stated, ``Even if Hong Kong's education system is in place, it is the parents' responsibility to raise their children.''
The defendant's belief that this will happen is extremely wrong." The court gave the mother a sentence of four months in prison, suspended for three years, considering the impact that a prison sentence would have on her two sons.
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