Nanny and her sister charged for fatal abuse of 1-year-old child

sisters charged in fatal child abuse case

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment child-abuse, childcare

Two sisters have been formally charged after a months-long investigation into the abuse and death of a one-year-old child placed in their care late last year. According to the investigation, the Child Welfare League Foundation (CWLF) placed the child in the full-time foster care of a registered nanny named Liu Tsai-hsuan at her home in Wenshan District, Taipei City, in September 2023. On December 24, Liu took the child to hospital claiming that he had choked on milk. The child

5-year-old girl chain by neck in bathroom.

Society

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment child-abuse, child-safety, Kaohsiung City

A woman in Kaohsiung City has been sentenced to a three-month prison term for leaving her 5-year-old daughter chained by the neck in a bathroom while she went to work. According to the Kaohsiung District Court, on October 15, 2022, the 30-year-old single mother, named Lee, fed her daughter lunch, then tied a chain around her neck and attached the other end to a crossbar in the shower cubicle of her apartment’s bathroom. Lee then went to work. The girl

Society

August 4, 2019August 4, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment child-abuse, domestic violence, vigilante, Yunlin County

Around 50 police officers were dispatched to a township in Yunlin County last night after social media users threatened to hunt down a man who was seen violently kicking a small girl outside a residential community. A video was uploaded to Facebook showing a couple with two small children on a street outside a building in Xiluo Township, when the man suddenly hit and kicked the girl, who appears around 5 years old. The couple and children then left in

Society

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment child-abuse, mob, Taichung City, vigilante

Police arrested several people who clashed with police and trespassed on a property in Taichung City last night, after a mob of around 500 people gathered to demand the arrest and detention of a woman suspected to have inflicted severe physical abuse on a child in her care. Friday morning, June 21, a one-year-old girl was sent to hospital suffering intracranial hemorrhage, a fractured arm, and severe bruising on her head, chest, and back. The babysitter, Ms Guo, who had

a boy in a wheelchair while in hospital for treatment and a check-up in child abuse case

Society

September 23, 2018September 23, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment child-abuse, Hsinchu County, vigilante

A man and his partner moved out of their residence overnight, after a case of child abuse was uncovered in Hsinchu County, yesterday, and pictures of a malnourished, battered boy were posted on Facebook. A woman who remains unnamed in media reports, yesterday paid a surprise visit to her two sons, who live with their father, only to find her three-year old son malnourished, covered in bruises and faeces, and locked out on a balcony with cable ties wrapped around

suspect arrested for attempted murder of child

Crime and Criminals

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment attempted murder, Changhua County, child-abuse, domestic violence

A Changhua County man was charged with attempted murder yesterday, after a seriously injured 5 year-old girl was taken to hospital in the early hours of the morning. The girl’s aunt told doctors that the girl had suddenly began twitching and vomiting after she went to bed. After an examination, an injury report showing the girl had been severely beaten and hit in the head with a blunt object was handed over to the District Prosecutor’s office. The report also

mother and father carry daughter to hospital

Society

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment child-abuse, Taoyuan

A couple in Taoyuan City were arrested after bringing the lifeless body of their five year-old daughter to a hospital for medical treatment after they allegedly beat and kicked her to death. The child weighed just 9 kilograms and had signs of long-term physical abuse. At around noon yesterday Mr Huang, 36, and Ms Liao, 34, were taken by police for questioning. Today, prosecutors ordered they be detained in custody while the death is being investigated. Mr and Mrs Huang

Violent Crimes

November 24, 2017November 24, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment child-abuse, murder, New Taipei City

A 24 year-old man was arrested today after he and his mother took the lifeless body of a four year-old girl to the emergency department of a hospital in Sanxia District, New Taipei City, and told medical personnel the girl had been hit by a car. After providing false names, the two then quickly left. A medical examination found that rigor mortis had already set in, and that the girl had probably been dead for more than a day. Close

child-abuse

Nanny and her sister charged for fatal abuse of 1-year-old child

Mother sentenced to prison for chaining 5-year-old in bathroom so she could go to work

Police dispatched to head off vigilantes after child abuse video uploaded to social media

Vigilantes clash with police over suspected child abuse case in Taichung City

Father Flees after Public Outrage over Child Abuse Case

Man Charged for Attempted Murder of 5 year-old Girl

Parents Arrested After Death of 5 year-old Daughter

4 Year-old Girl Beaten to Death with an Iron Bar and Dumped at Hospital