Family Abandons Mentally Disabled 3-Year-Old in Train Station, Mother Gets Caught

Family Abandons Mentally Disabled 3-Year-Old in Train Station, Mother Gets Caught
Passengers line up at a train station in China. AFP/AFP/GettyImages
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
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A mother of a 3-year-old mentally disabled boy coordinated with her sister to abandon the child in their local train station, according to Chinese online news outlet KNews.

After getting caught, the mother, who was not named, claimed that raising the child was too much of a burden and had two other children to care for, according to the July 25 report from KNews. The boy is afflicted with cerebral palsy.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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