Toronto – Abuse charges have been withdrawn in the case of a Toronto man who had his mother living in his garage.
68-year-old Jindeng Feng was found unconscious and badly bruised in the garage of her son’s Scarborough home last February.
The garage had been converted into a rudimentary living space with a portable toilet and heat coming from a duct leading to the home’s furnace.
Feng’s son Kwan Yan, 43, and his wife Qi Tan, 28, were charged with failing to provide the necessities of life and criminal negligence causing bodily harm.
Yan pleaded guilty Tuesday failing to provide the necessities of life.
The Crown however, withdrew the criminal negligence charges after it was revealed that Feng’s bruises had nothing to do with abuse. Instead, they were side effects of acupuncture treatments.
Yan will receive an 8-month jail sentence.
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