Man jailed for running out on mom

SHANGHAI: A man was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for abandoning his mother in a public square over a year ago, the Zhabei district people's court said.

Wang Kouma, 54, was found guilty of leaving his 83-year-old mother, Teng Jindi, at People's Square on Oct 11 last year.

He had earlier taken 270,000 yuan ($39,500) from her that had been given to her by the government as relocation expenses.