Boy, 3, badly hurt shielding mum from dad

Toddler suffers liver & intestine damage, broken bone


WHEN his dad turned violent, Little Feng, who's barely 3, shielded his pregnant mum and bore the brunt of his dad's anger.

The father, a 24-year-old man surnamed Lu, didn't just stop after kicking his son away. He even trampled on him several times, reported Apple Daily.

Later that night, Little Feng was diagnosed with a broken chest bone and damaged liver and intestines.

Lu, who is suffering from manic depression, was charged in a Hong Kong court on Monday for causing grievous hurt.

Little Feng's mum, known only as Ms Liang, and Lu are not married but they live together in Ms Liang's flat in Tuen Mun. They also have an older son who's 5.
The incident happened at 3pm last Saturday.

Ms Liang wanted to take a nap and asked Lu to look after Little Feng.

However, Lu, who was on the bed, also wanted to sleep. He kicked Ms Liang to the floor. A heated argument ensued.

Little Feng, who was in the living room, heard the commotion and entered the bedroom where he saw his mum sitting on the floor.

The little boy walked over to his mum and shielded her instinctively.

Then, Lu snapped.

He got off the bed and kicked Little Feng in the chest.

Little Feng wailed loudly from the shock, but Lu did not relent. He continued with another four to five kicks.

Ms Liang then got up and tried to restrain Lu but she was also kicked away.

She ran to the corridor and shouted for help, but to no avail.When she returned, she saw Little Feng holding his stomach and crying in pain.

She carried Little Feng to her parents' house, which was on the same floor, for safety.

A few hours later, Lu, who is on medication for his bipolar disorder, had cooled down. He carried Little Feng back.

Hyper-ventilating

But the worse was not over. At 8pm, Ms Liang heard Little Feng moaning in pain and hyper-ventilating.

It took three hours before Lu decided to send Little Feng to hospital.

From the diagnosis, the doctor realised that Little Feng needed emergency operation, otherwise his life would be in danger.

Besides a broken chest bone, he also had multiple lacerations on his liver and intestines and suffered internal bleeding.

The hospital later notified the police, reported Apple Daily. Lu was then arrested.

Lu was a mover who had lost his job after an accident. He is said to have a history of violence against his other son two years ago, reported Apple Daily.

Social workers then took the other son to a children's home.

However, as Ms Liang was Little Feng's primary caregiver, they left him with her and Lu.