Crimes out of 'lonely childhood'

GUANGZHOU: Young migrant workers left home alone are more likely to commit crimes, according to a recent survey.

Up to 90 percent of migrant workers serving sentences in southern Guangdong province are younger than 26, according to the survey conducted by the human rights research center of Guangzhou University.

"Most young migrant workers who commit crimes were left alone in their hometowns during their childhood," said Xie Jianshe, deputy director of the research center.