A five-year-old boy died after his mother physically abused, confined and starved him until he was a mere 9.7kg (21.38lbs) β half the normal weight for his age β a Hong Kong court has heard. The 38-year-old mother, only identified as βLSTβ 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 parts...