Hong Kong mother spared trial over neglect of chronically underweight daughter

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-20 · by Fiona Chow

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A Hong Kong mother accused of neglecting her chronically underweight 12-year-old daughter has avoided trial after prosecutors agreed to place her on a three-year good behavior bond at West Kowloon Court. The girl’s weight dropped from 24.9kg to 20.9kg in just one month, and the mother admitted sometimes failing to follow doctors’ advice regarding feeding. Prosecutors cited public interest as a factor in their decision.
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A Hong Kong mother accused of neglecting her chronically underweight 12-year-old daughter has avoided trial after prosecutors agreed to place her on a three-year good behaviour bond order at West Kowloon Court earlier this month. The girl's weight dropped from 24.9kg to 20.9kg (55lbs to 46lbs) in just one month from March to April 2023, and she had been underweight since age six, with her weight at the time being about 8kg below the third percentile for her age. The mother admitted to sometimes failing to follow doctors' advice on feeding her daughter three times a day. The justice department cited public interest as a key factor in such decisions, sparing the mother from trial due to this consideration.

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Hong Kong mother spared trial over neglect of chronically underweight daughter Mum placed on three-year bond order after girl lost 4kg in a month, with justice department citing public interest in such decisions A Hong Kong mother accused of neglecting her 12-year-old daughter who had been chronically underweight has been spared trial as the prosecution agreed to place her on a good behaviour bond, with the justice department saying public interest is generally a key factor in such decisions.
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2026-10-20 · South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong mother spared trial over neglect of chronically underweight daughter Mum placed on three-year bond order after girl lost 4kg in a month, with justice department citing public interest in such decisions A Hong Kong mother accused of neglecting her 12-year-old daughter who had been chronically underweight has been spared trial as the prosecution agreed to place her on a good behaviour bond, with the justice department saying public interest is generally a key factor in such decisions. asserted
interest → spar → decisions
The South China Morning Post has learned that prosecutors at West Kowloon Court dropped a child abuse charge against the 53-year-old housewife earlier this month in exchange for her agreeing to a three-year bind-over order. asserted
her → learn → order
Her daughter dropped from 24.9kg to 20.9kg (55lbs to 46lbs) from March to April in 2023. asserted
daughter → drop → 2023
The mother admitted she sometimes failed to follow doctor’s advice and feed her daughter three times a day. asserted
she → admit → times
She had been underweight since age six, and at one point in 2021 was placed on a feeding tube in hospital. asserted
She → place → hospital
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