Grieving China boy, 10, transfers love to aunt who looks like late mother killed in car accident

A 10-year-old boy in China who lost his mother in a car accident 18 months ago has transferred his love to his aunt who closely resembles his beloved mum, moving many to tears on mainland social media.

The aunt, surnamed Liu, said her nephew, Weiwei, had been constantly video-calling her, because she looks so much like his dead mother.

“I want to see you. You look like my mum,” the grieving child told her.

Liu, 37, said her sister, who was five years younger, died in a car crash on her way to pick up her son from school in November 2022.

The boy from central China’s Hubei province attends boarding school, and when he goes home every three weeks, he uses his father’s phone to call Liu, who is married and lives in the neighbouring province of Hunan.

Liu said whenever Weiwei sees her in person, he overwhelms her with many hugs and kisses because that is what he used to do with his mother.