The 20 year old mother reportedly locked her son in a bathroom for several days where he starved to death
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/11/10
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A case of severe child abuse by a young mother has resulted in the death of a two year old boy in Taipei.
A 20 year old mother, surnamed Lin (林), and her 21 year old boyfriend, surnamed Hsiao (蕭), are being investigated on charges of child abuse in the death of a two year old boy. The boy’s death was initially reported by the mother at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening (Nov. 7).
Apple Daily reports that the mother initially told officers that the boy had begun throwing tantrums in the afternoon, which led her to lock him in the apartment bathroom. The mother then said she left the residence with her boyfriend for approximately three hours.
She claimed that upon returning, she found the child had stopped breathing, and that she immediately reported the death to authorities. Investigators have since determined the body was abandoned for days.
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