{
  "id": 208685,
  "title": "Woman jailed for 22 years over ‘cold-blooded’ manslaughter of starved 5-year-old son",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/woman-jailed-for-22-years-over-cold-blooded-manslaughter-of-starved-5",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T05:21:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/06/woman-jailed-for-22-years-over-cold-blooded-manslaughter-of-starved-5-year-old-son/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A woman, identified as L.S.T., has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the manslaughter and ill-treatment of her 5-year-old son, Z, who died in 2022 after suffering severe malnutrition. The High Court judge, Susana D'Almada Remedios, described the defendant's actions as \"cold-blooded annihilation.\" Z was found to be severely underweight, weighing only 9.7 kilograms, and had 129 injuries, including bruises caused by a blunt object. The court heard that the mother had a history of substance abuse and had admitted to being addicted to drugs while caring for her three children. She had taken care of her other children, X and Y, and had not allowed Z to attend school. Remedios stated that the defendant's actions were a deliberate and cruel abuse of her power as a mother and questioned why social workers failed to raise concerns about Z's malnourishment despite visiting the family multiple times. The defendant expressed deep remorse in a mitigation letter, stating that she neglected Z and did not seek medical help due to frequent arguments with Z's father, who is Z's biological father. Manslaughter carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment under Hong Kong law.",
  "summary": "A woman who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her son has been jailed for 22 years, with the judge describing her acts of starving the boy to severe malnutrition as “cold-blooded annihilation.” The 37-year-old woman, identified as “L.S.T.,” received her sentence for manslaughter and ill-treatment of a child at the High Court on Monday. […]",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}