HONG KONG: A waitress was jailed for eight years on Thursday for killing her three-month-old firstborn because his cries irritated her. The High Court heard that Leung Siu-fong, 31, would lose control and slap, pinch and shake the baby over his "very noisy" bouts of crying. Sentencing reports on his mother's mental state found she was both emotional and unstable, which could have triggered the killing. "For whatever punishment is given, it will never bring back the young life of baby Matthew." Defence counsel Hanif Mughal said in mitigation that his client regretted the offence and was willing to undergo psychological management.

Source: The Star April 28, 2017 09:22 UTC