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Two separate news stories highlight recent incidents involving mothers. In Portugal, a mother was arrested after her two young sons, aged four and five, were found abandoned by a roadside. The boys were discovered with backpacks containing provisions but no identification. Separately, in Hong Kong, a woman with a chronic illness was found deceased in her public housing flat. Her uninjured adult daughter, who reportedly suffers from mental illness, had been staying with the body for at least two days. The daughter alerted authorities after being unable to reach her mother and younger sister. These events bring attention to child abandonment and the complex circumstances surrounding death and mental health.