‘He only wanted to protect me’: Chinese boy who refused to leave mother’s side when house caught fire left fighting for life

A boy who refused to leave his mother’s side when she was trapped in a fire at their home in southern China suffered life-threatening injuries, according to a local newspaper report.

The family have been trying to raise money to pay for medical treatment for Jin Ming Li, who is in intensive care following the incident, and have so far raised almost half a million yuan (US$80,000).