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The Star
5 days ago
- Health
- The Star
China mum wraps baby's finger to stop ‘unhygienic' sucking, leads to tissue damage
A Chinese mother who wrapped up her baby's finger to prevent the child from chewing it almost caused the digit to be amputated. On July 14, anxious young parents took their 11-month-old daughter to the Hunan Children's Hospital in central China's Hunan province. They did so because the baby's index finger was swollen and purple. The mother told the doctor that she had done so for the baby, nicknamed Lele, to prevent her from chewing her finger. She said her family believed that finger chewing was unhygienic and could negatively affect the development of the baby's teeth. She read online that tying the baby's finger up woulde be effective. She said she only wrapped her baby's index finger 'loosely'. The family was frightened when they saw her finger the next morning. The doctor, Luo Yuanyang, said part of the skin and tissue on Lele's index finger had died. Luo said if they had taken the child to the hospital any later, the child's finger would have had to be amputated. The hospital treated Lele in time, successfully removing the dead tissue. Doctors said it would take two to three weeks for the tissue to grow back. Luo added that it was normal for babies under the age of one to chew their fingers: 'Chewing things is a baby's way of exploring the world,' the doctor said. Normally the habit disappears at two or three years old. 'Parents only need to keep their hands clean,' she added. Luo said it was only in cases where children bite their nails excessively due to anxiety or loneliness that parents should consider seeking help. The Hunan Children's Hospital revealed to a local media outlet, the Changsha Evening News, that they had witnessed several similar cases recently. In one case, the parents tied their baby's finger with a rubber band; in another, the parents put a glove on their baby's hand. Luo appealed to the parents to seek professional help when they are confused about their children's behaviour, instead of trusting random information online. 'People definitely need proper training to be parents,' said one online observer. 'Ignorant parents can be a hazard for their children,' said another. - SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
The Star
26-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Hong Kong dancer Mo Li shares first image of his face since Mirror show accident
A Hong Kong dancer left paralysed after being struck by a giant screen at a concert by popular Cantopop boy band Mirror has partially revealed his face for the first time since the accident happened three years ago. Mo Li Kai-yin, 30, shared a few photos in an Instagram post on Wednesday night, including a half-body shot of him sitting in a white T-shirt, with a significant surgical scar near his collarbone from a tracheotomy. His facial features were playfully altered with a filter that magnified his eyes and mouth. 'It's me,' Li wrote in the post. 'I was so encouraged by something the daughter of a glasses shop owner said [on Tuesday]. I wanted to share a few recent small moments that have lifted my spirits and see if I can get some positive energy from all of you.' Li's post also featured items on his desk, pictures of a sunset and AI-generated cat images. The post was liked by about 38,000 Instagram users within 13 hours. Other artists, including Kay Tse On-kay and some members of the Hong Kong girl group Collar, also left comments. Li is currently receiving treatment overseas. The dancer suffered severe spinal injuries after a four-by-four-metre (13-by-13-foot) screen suspended over a stage fell and struck him and fellow performer Chang Tsz-fung during the band's concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum on July 28, 2022. The accident left Li at risk of being permanently paralysed from the neck down as a quadriplegic. His social media page was inactive for some time after the accident. His first post since the incident was made last December, in which he referred to his father, Reverend Derek Li Shing-lam, as possibly 'the only person who loves me this way'. In March, he shared an old video of himself teaching a dance class. 'I'm sure many of my students are much better than I was back then,' he commented. Li's girlfriend So Tsz-ching, a former Collar member, reposted the dancer's update to her Instagram story with the caption: 'If only I had half his strength.' - SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
The Star
26-07-2025
- The Star
Hong Kong police investigate Cambodian scam farm link to missing girl
Hong Kong police are investigating whether a teenage girl who went missing for several weeks had been involved in cross-border scam farm activities, with mobile phone traces showing she had been in Cambodia before she was found safe. Hong Kong identity card holder Wu Peishan, 17, had left her hometown of Haifeng in Guangdong province on July 1 for a leisure trip to Beihai, Guangxi, accompanied by friends, her father told mainland Chinese media. He called her directly on July 5 after failing to reach her by other methods. At first, she claimed to be in Shenzhen, but later admitted she was in Beihai. On July 9, a friend told her mother that she had been out of contact for two days, sparking their concern, reports said. The teenager's phone location on July 5 showed she was in Vietnam, according to a police insider. The parents found that the girl's phone location on July 7 was Svay Rieng, a border province in southeastern Cambodia. This was reportedly the location of the last available signal. The worried parents filed police reports in both Hong Kong and Haifeng. Her father also posted a US$5,000 reward on Southeast Asian social media platforms, seeking information on her whereabouts in Cambodia. On July 13, someone reached out claiming to have seen her inside a scam compound near the Cambodian border. After reportedly dispatching contacts to investigate the area, her father said there was no trace of her. On Wednesday, a Hong Kong police source said the girl had been located safely in Cambodia and was currently under the care of Chinese authorities in the country. Arrangements for her return were pending. The Post learned that the family, originally from Haifeng, had resident status in Hong Kong. The teenager had returned to the mainland several years ago to live with her mother. Hong Kong police had launched a 'request for police assistance' investigation after receiving calls from the parents, the source said. The Kowloon West regional crime unit is handling the case. - SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
The Star
24-07-2025
- The Star
Hong Kong police search country park for teenager missing for week
Hong Kong police have launched a search in Lion Rock Country Park for a teenage girl who has been missing for a week after new leads suggested she went there. Daisy Kwok Oi-kwan, 18, went missing after she was last seen in a shopping centre on Junction Road in Lok Fu on July 14, two days before the release of the results of the university entrance exams, which she was supposed to take but did not. Her family reported her missing to police. In a development on Tuesday, police reviewed CCTV footage and found that she was last seen heading uphill towards the country park. The authorities are searching the site to locate the missing person. The operation was continuing on Tuesday evening. Kwok, a resident of Mei Foo Sun Chuen private estate in Lai Chi Kok, was last seen wearing a light blue short-sleeved top, long black pants, white trainers and black-rimmed glasses, and carrying a red backpack, according to security camera images taken inside a lift. She is about 1.7 metres (five feet, seven inches) tall, weighs 55kg (121lbs) and is of medium build. She has long black hair tied in a ponytail and a mole on the left side of her chin. The girl, who was supposed to sit the Diploma of Secondary Education exams this year, had suffered emotional issues and was taking a break from school, the Post learned. Anyone who knows of her whereabouts or who may have seen her is urged to contact the regional missing persons unit of Kowloon West on 3661 8036 or 9020 6542. - SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
The Star
24-07-2025
- The Star
Chinese woman lives two months for free, exploits shop return policies, scams men
A woman in China who took advantage of an array of businesses and managed to live in Shanghai for two months without spending a penny has been arrested by the police. The woman in her 20s, surnamed Huang, was arrested by officers in the city in April and is facing charges of picking quarrels and stirring up trouble. According to the police, Huang had been scamming hotels, restaurants and taxis in Shanghai and successfully escaped paying for anything for two months. Huang stayed at different hotels and bathing centres in the city, and each time at the end of her stay, she complained about hygiene conditions in exchange for payment waivers. She also deliberately rubbed and grazed her skin to claim refunds from bathing centres on numerous occasions. Investigators also found a box of dead crickets in Huang's luggage, which she used to frame the hotels. The hospitality venues usually charged about 200 yuan (US$28) a night. She only paid three times for her stay; on each occasion, the bill was paid by men she met online. One man said he paid for her stay at a bathing centre and she completely ignored him afterwards. When the woman could not find anyone to pay for her meals, she would order delivery food, then find fault with the restaurants to get a refund. Huang also travelled by taxi all the time and complained about the drivers on the ride-hailing platforms escaping payment. She downloaded all kinds of ride-hailing apps on her two phones, so as to take advantage in turns. Huang also bought new clothes online and took advantage of e-commerce platforms' seven-day return policy to look nice and shiny for free. She even went to a beauty parlour to have her nails and eyelashes done, then asked for a fee waiver, saying she did not feel well after the session. The shop did not charge her but instead removed the eyelash extensions they had fitted her with. 'Nice try, thinking of getting beautiful for free,' the shop's manager told Shanghai Television. Huang said her alleged living-for-nothing crime spree was inspired after she actually encountered insects at a hotel and was granted a free stay. She even called the police to settle her arguments with the shops she targeted. If the police did not support her claim, she would file a complaint against the officers. She was finally arrested after two months of freeloading. Huang showed little regret, blaming the police for arresting her and 'ruining her life'. She also tried to avoid punishment by saying she would 'never come back to Shanghai'. 'She can now live for free in prison,' one online observer said. 'Her behaviour seems to be utilising shopping platforms' policies legally, but in the long run it is ruining trust between sellers and customers,' said another. - SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
