A man surnamed Wang in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, has been abusing his son for a long time. One day in 2022, because his 4-month-old son kept crying, he was beaten by Wang and hit the head hard with an object, causing intracranial hemorrhage and death. Although the baby boy's mother, a woman surnamed Lu, knew that the child was injured, she failed to send him to the hospital in time, and the child eventually died. (File photo)
A man surnamed Wang in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, has been abusing his son for a long time. One day in 2022, because his 4-month-old son couldn't stop crying, he was beaten by the man and hit hard on the head with an object, causing intracranial hemorrhage and death. Although the mother, a woman surnamed Lu, knew that the child was injured, she The child was not sent to the hospital in time, and eventually the child died. His body was covered with scars, and there were multiple ribs and left thigh fractures. The Shilin District Court sentenced Mr. Wang to 10 years in prison for the crime of intentional injury to a child as an adult, resulting in death, and Ms. Lu was sentenced to 2 years in prison for the crime of negligent death. After the case was appealed, the High Court upheld Wang's 10-year sentence, while Lu's sentence was commuted to 2 years and given a 4-year suspended sentence. During the suspended period, she was placed under protective control and should receive 4 sessions of legal education. She can appeal.
The verdict pointed out that Mr. Wang and Ms. Lu were married and had a daughter and a son. Their family of four lived in a residence of about 17.58 square meters in Tamsui District. Mr. Wang ran a cooked chicken business in the market and was the sole breadwinner of the family. Ms. Lu was responsible for taking care of the children during 2022; Mr. Wang's income was unstable due to the epidemic and he was under financial pressure. His young son kept crying and became irritable. He violently raped the baby many times with unknown objects or unknown methods, causing multiple scars on the baby's back, abdomen and limbs, and even old fractures of ribs and left femur.
Within 24 hours to 3 days before June 6, 2022, Mr. Wang violently hit his son on the head with an unknown flat object, causing head contusion, skull fracture and subdural hemorrhage. As the main caregiver, Ms. Lu knew about her husband’s violence and the child He was injured, but did not send his son to the hospital immediately. It was not until about 10 a.m. on June 6 that Mr. Wang found that his son was cold and his hands and feet were limp. He quickly called his wife to notify an ambulance. The baby boy was sent to Tamsui Mackay Hospital for emergency treatment, but he still died of central nervous failure.
Forensic autopsy found that the baby boy was only 58 centimeters tall and weighed 3.5 kilograms when he died. He was severely emaciated. In addition to an L-shaped skull fracture and intracranial hemorrhage on his head, there were also old fractures in multiple left and right ribs and left femur, and there were many scabs and abrasions on his body. The National Taiwan University Pediatric and Juvenile Protection Medical Center determined that the baby boy was severely malnourished, dehydrated and had multiple fractures formed at different times. The injuries were consistent with severe abuse and neglect.
The couple denied infant abuse, arguing that the baby boy's injuries may have been caused by bites from the dachshund dog raised at home, or by the sister turning over, kicking or being heavily pressed while sleeping in the same bed with his 1-year-old and 3-month-old sister. They also argued that the baby boy may have a congenital disease, resulting in fragile bones.
The Shilin District Court believed that the baby boy could not have caused the injuries on his own. The sister was young and unsteady in walking, so it was difficult for her to cause multiple fractures. The husband and wife's accounts of the dog bites were also inconsistent, so they did not accept it. After considering that Mr. Wang repeatedly violently killed the child, Ms. Lu knew that the child was injured but did not send him to the hospital in time, and both of them denied the crime after committing the crime. Finally, Mr. Wang was sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing death by injury, and Ms. Lu was sentenced to 2 years in prison for causing death by negligence.
After the case was appealed, the High Court upheld Wang's 10-year sentence, while Lu's sentence was commuted to 2 years and given a 4-year suspended sentence. During the suspended period, she was placed under protective control and should receive 4 sessions of legal education. She can appeal.
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