Bereaved mother shows forbearance in wake of tragedy

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/03/29
By Christie Chen, CNA staff reporter

Mother of Little Bulb: “Fortunately, I had held you tightly and told you I loved you every day.”

(Photo courtesy of Claire Wang)

(Photo courtesy of Claire Wang)

(Claire Wang gave media the permission to show the photo of her, her husband and Little Bulb)

It was hard even for strangers to talk about the slaying of a young girl in Taipei on Monday but the child’s 36-year-old mother Claire Wang stepped in front of the TV cameras just hours after to give an account of the horrific incident.

Although she was visibly shaken by the death of her 4-year-old at the hands of a knife wielding man, Wang was able to coherently relate the gruesome details of the incident that took place in front of her eyes.

Even more remarkable were her dispassionate comments amid widespread calls for stiffer laws in the country against the type of crime she had just witnessed.

“I believe the suspects in these kinds of random killings lose their minds at that moment,” Wang told TV reporters at the police station Monday.     [FULL  STORY]

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