A Mother's Cruelty Exposes Deeper Issues in Child Welfare Systems The sentencing of a Hong Kong mother to 22 years for starving her five year old son to death has sent shockwaves through the city.
The judge's condemnation of the mother's "savage nature" is well deserved, but it also raises disturbing questions about the failures that led up to this tragedy.
Recent child cruelty cases in Hong Kong and elsewhere highlight a disturbing trend: perpetrators often exhibit a striking lack of empathy for their children, regarding them as mere objects rather than human beings worthy of care and compassion.