A self-proclaimed Chinese healer is sentenced to 10 years in prison over the manslaughter death of a six-year-old diabetic boy who attended slapping workshops in Sydney.
A self-proclaimed Chinese healer who showed"a disdain for Western medicine" has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the manslaughter of a diabetic boy who attended"slapping" workshops in Sydney.The judge said Xiao showed no real remorse and had continued to practice on diabeticsHong Chi Xiao, 56, was extradited from London in 2017 to face charges more than two years after the conference he held in Hurstville in 2015.
The boy, 6, became visibly ill over several days and was vomiting a black substance, but in a group chat Xiao told the mother it was merely his body"adjusting" and part of the"self-healing process".In October, Xiao was found guilty by a jury of manslaughter for breaching his duty of care.District Court Judge Garry Neilson said Xiao had shown no signs of true remorse, despite claiming in a letter he had been maintaining prayers in prison for the family.
In a sentence spanning five hours, the judge said Xiao had continued to conduct his workshops following the death"with no obvious restriction" preventing diabetics from taking part.
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