Diabetic six-year-old died undergoing slapping therapy, Sydney court hears

Boy’s mother, father, grandmother and ‘healer’ Hong Chi Xiao have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter

A diabetic six-year-old boy who died while undergoing alternative slapping and stretching therapy was unable to walk and vomited regularly in his final days, a Sydney jury has heard.

The boy’s mother, father and grandmother, and Chinese “healer” Hong Chi Xiao, have all pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of the boy, who died in a Sydney hotel in April 2016, six days into a week-long healing workshop run by Xiao.

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