The girl, who lived in Tianwei Township, Chunghua County had reportedly endured long-term physical abuse at the hands of her uncle Yang, was transferred to Changhua Christian Hospital from a local hospital Tuesday afternoon in critical condition
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/05/23
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—A five-year-old girl in central Taiwan died Wednesday afternoon of
(By Central News Agency)
severe injuries allegedly inflicted by her uncle.
According to police, the deceased was born when her mother surnamed Lin was only 17. When Lin divorced her husband, Lin took care of her daughter with her older sister. But after Lin got remarried, she placed her daughter under the care of her sister and her sister’s husband surnamed Yang, police said.
The girl, who lived in Tianwei Township, Chunghua County had reportedly endured long-term physical abuse at the hands of her uncle Yang, was transferred to Changhua Christian Hospital from a local hospital Tuesday afternoon in critical condition after suffering an alleged attack by Yang. She suffered from an anal fissure, intracerebral hemorrhage, and new and old marks of injuries were found in many parts of her body, according to media reports. [FULL STORY]