Huang Bocan was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted alongside two others in the May 2021 death of his 19-year-old sister, Huang Baoying. The victim died from excessive blunt force trauma and severe malnourishment after being chained to a toilet and starved until she lost 43 percent of her body weight. Speaking outside the court, the siblings' parents remembered Bocan as an academically gifted older brother who once cared for his sister, expressing deep regret over spending long hours at factory jobs instead of with their children.
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Huang Bocan has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the fatal abuse and murder of his…: Huang Bocan has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the fatal abuse and murder of his 19-year-old sister.
The parents expressed shock over the crime because their son had previously been an accom…: The parents expressed shock over the crime because their son had previously been an accomplished student and a responsible caregiver to the victim.
Following the sentencing, the father urged his imprisoned son to focus on doing good deed…: Following the sentencing, the father urged his imprisoned son to focus on doing good deeds and helping others behind bars.
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Parents of Huang Bocan say they regret focusing too much on work and wish they had spent more time with their children.
SINGAPORE: When Huang Baoying was growing up, her older brother helped look after her, their parents recalled.
Huang Bocan would tutor his younger sister at night and help her with her studies, their mother said.
To his parents, he was a responsible son whom they trusted to help care for Baoying while they worked long hours.
Years later, he would be sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her.
“We never imagined that things could become so serious,” their father said after Bocan, 34, was sentenced on Thursday (Nov 5).
Speaking to reporters in Mandarin outside the High Court, his mother said that besides helping Baoying with tuition and her studies, Bocan also did well in school himself.
"We felt like Bocan was relatively mature and grown-up, and since we were working, (we) let Bocan look after his sister," she said.
The couple, who said they are factory workers, did not want to give their names.
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