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at 0:21 on december 24, 2023, the emergency center of taipei wanfang hospital received a call, and the voice of an adult woman came from it. she told the operator that a boy at home had no breathing and heartbeat at this time. six minutes later, at 0:27, the ambulance arrived at the address informed by the patient. although the boy did not have a heartbeat, the ambulance crew still performed cpr on him in the ambulance. at 0:42, the ambulance returned to wanfang hospital.

the woman who made the emergency call and another female nurse accompanying her told the nurse that the boy's name was kaikai (pseudonym), 1 year and 10 months old, and he accidentally overflowed milk while sleeping at night (referring to a small amount of milk when the baby was sleeping or hiccupping). milk refluxes into the mouth and flows out of the mouth), causing choking. the two women also said that kaikai was mainly taken care of by his grandmother. after kaikai overflowed his milk, they could not contact his grandmother, so they tried to rescue him at home, but to no avail, so they quickly called the hospital.

but when the receiving doctor saw kaikai, he thought the matter was not as simple as the two women said. this case caused major repercussions in taiwanese society and also produced some political fallout.

kaikai was born in shulin district, new taipei city on february 21, 2022. he has never seen his parents since he was born. his father's whereabouts are unknown and his mother is a fugitive.

(kaikai, picture source public news media)

in july 2021, kaikai's mother discovered that she and her then-boyfriend were pregnant before marriage. before that, she had given birth to a baby girl with her ex-boyfriend and was raised by kaikai's grandmother. in november of the same year, kaikai's mother, who was five months pregnant, discovered that her current boyfriend, kaikai's father, had cheated on a young woman. in anger, she imprisoned the woman in her home for four hours. he beat and humiliated the woman many times and fed her drugs. the woman sneaked out while kaikai's mother wasn't paying attention, and then called the police.

the police arrested kaikai's mother on the same day on the charge of "illegal detention" and took her to a detention center. however, she applied to the court for bail on the grounds that she was pregnant. the court set her bail at nt$30,000 (equivalent to approximately rmb 6,651) and required her to return to prison to continue serving her sentence after giving birth. after giving birth to kaikai in february 2022, kaikai's mother disappeared and lost contact. the police issued a wanted order, but her whereabouts have never been found. the abandoned kaikai had to be fostered at her grandmother's house.

because grandma still had to work to support the family and had no time to take care of kaikai, grandma used her little savings to hire a nanny named zhou who was familiar with her to take care of kaikai when she was a few months old. nanny zhou was once hired to take care of kai kai kai's half-sister. so most of the time, kaikai lived in nanny zhou's home. in addition to kaikai, nanny zhou's grandson also lives there. he is several years older than kaikai and is very friendly to his younger brother.

(kaikai)

nanny zhou’s grandson had a godfather named lin yousheng, who was from tainan and later moved to taichung. lin yousheng and nanny zhou's daughter have been friends for many years, so nanny zhou's grandson recognized him as his godfather. lin yousheng loves children very much. on every day off, he will drive to nanny zhou’s house to play with his godson. after kaikai moved into nanny zhou's house, lin yousheng treated everyone equally. he often helped nanny zhou take care of kaikai and bought some food for kaikai.

lin yousheng said that in his eyes, kaikai is very sensible. not only will he not grab things from other children, he will also take the initiative to give away toys to others. he said that other children would make a fuss when they couldn't find an adult when they woke up, but kaikai would only cry a little to let adults know he was awake.

(kai kai, picture source public media report)

at this time, kaikai met kind people, but kaikai's grandmother was suffering from financial and mental pressure. in order to make ends meet, she could not stop working and take care of herself. the meager income she earned not only paid kaikai's nanny fee, he also has to bear the living expenses of his granddaughter. for a long time, kaikai's grandmother could only pay the nanny fee to nanny zhou in installments.

under this difficult situation, in june 2023, grandma finally decided to send kaikai to the child welfare alliance for custody (referring to the transfer of rights and obligations between biological parents and children through legal procedures. once the court rules, the legal the parent-child relationship will be terminated).

the child welfare alliance, the full name of the "child welfare alliance cultural and educational foundation of the republic of china", is an institutional group in taiwan that focuses on the welfare and rights issues of children and adolescents. this organization is usually responsible for allocating nannies to families with poor economic conditions. it will also provide some psychological counseling for teenagers and children with mental health problems.

after hearing that kaikai's grandmother planned to raise kaikai, nanny zhou felt deeply sad. she kept persuading kaikai's grandmother and said that she was willing to keep kaikai with her. but kaikai's grandmother rejected nanny zhou's kindness. she felt that she had already caused a lot of trouble to nanny zhou, and she did not want to owe nanny zhou any more favors. seeing that kaikai's grandmother had made up her mind, nanny zhou told her that if she didn't find someone to take care of kaikai by the end of august, she would adopt kaikai.

in august, kaikai's grandmother came to the child welfare alliance, hoping to find a nanny for her grandson who could take care of him full time. at the end of august, kaikai's grandmother signed a contract with the child welfare alliance. the contract stipulated that from september 1 since then, kaikai’s custody and guardian are no longer kaikai’s grandmother. a few days before the contract came into effect, kaikai was fostered in a room specially prepared for children by the child welfare alliance, and social workers took care of him.

after nanny zhou learned the news, she asked the staff of the child welfare alliance if she could foster kaikai in her home before the contract came into effect. a social worker from the child welfare alliance told nanny zhou that she would not be able to apply for a daily subsidy of nt$1,000 if she was not recommended by a child welfare agency to raise these children. nanny zhou said she didn't care about the subsidy and just wanted to take care of kaikai for a while longer. but the child welfare alliance did not budge, insisting that only nannies working with them could care for children in institutions.

on september 1, 2023, the contract between the child welfare alliance and kaikai came into effect. they matched kaikai with a female nanny named liu caixuan, who was 54 years old at the time.

liu caixuan's family is very well off. according to news reports, she owns 3 properties with a total of at least 12 households. based on current housing prices, the market value of liu caixuan's properties can exceed 100 million taiwan dollars. liu caixuan lives in an apartment on the third floor with her husband, children, her sister liu ruolin, and the elderly at home. the rest of the property is rented out. the rent for each apartment is about nt$10,000 per month.

in addition to multiple properties, liu caixuan's family also owns four or five cars of different brands and colors. they park all of these cars downstairs. if other cars occupy these public parking spaces, liu caixuan and her husband will quarrel fiercely with those car owners. .

liu caixuan's husband (referred to as "liu fu") is a veteran with the rank of sergeant major. after retiring from the army, liu fu became obsessed with sea fishing and even bought himself a sea fishing boat worth millions of taiwan dollars. later, mr. liu spent a lot of money to convert the sea fishing boat into a cruise ship, specifically to provide services for tourists who wanted to try sea fishing. the cost per person per trip was nt$2,000.

liu fu runs a prosperous fishing business. he often shares his fishing routine on facebook and publishes rich fishing results, attracting many fishing enthusiasts on the internet. therefore, whether they are individual travelers or chartered boats, as long as the weather is good enough to sail, he has an endless stream of guests.

however, other captains also revealed that liu fu has a bad temper and is not very popular. many anglers also say that he is a stinker and often hacks people's lines (social media).

liu caixuan's neighbors said that liu caixuan's family had gone through many nannies. these nannies not only had to take care of the elderly and the children at home, but also had to complete all the housework. if liu caixuan is in a bad mood, she will scold the nanny. neighbors said the hired nannies often left liu caixuan's home crying.

at the end of august 2023, liu caixuan, as a professional nanny who holds a nanny technical certificate (this certificate is approved, issued and registered by the social affairs bureau of the taipei city government, only nannies with this certificate can engage in home-based childcare services in taipei city), accepted the the welfare alliance assigned her the job of taking care of kaikai, with a monthly salary of nt$30,000, and full-time care for the one-year-old and six-month-old boy kaikai.

(liu caixuan and kaikai)

in order to supervise liu caixuan's work, the child welfare alliance arranged for a female social worker named chen shangjie to make home visits every month and report kaikai's current situation to kaikai's grandmother.

on september 1, liu caixuan officially took over the care of kaikai. she took kaikai into her apartment and took care of him with her sister liu ruolin, who is also a professional nanny from the child welfare alliance.

(liu caixuan and liu ruolin)

because kaikai's grandmother is no longer kaikai's guardian, her grandmother's wish to visit kaikai at liu caixuan's home was rejected by sisters liu caixuan and liu ruolin. lin yousheng also interceded with liu caixuan, hoping to let his grandmother go to see kaikai, but he was also rejected by the liu sisters. therefore, they could only learn about kaikai's current situation through regular reports from social worker chen shangjie.

while taking care of kaikai, liu caixuan disliked kaikai's dirty feces and refused to clean or change his diapers, so she broke up the leftovers or burnt food in the refrigerator every day and put them into paper cups where cockroaches crawled. give kaikai food, and only allow him to eat half a cup at a time. liu caixuan and her sister liu ruolin believe that as long as they eat less, their children will have less feces.

(feeding kaikai’s paper cup)

the liu sisters felt that tables where children ate were usually in a mess, and they did not want kaikai to dirty their own table, so kaikai could only eat his only meal of the day in the bathroom. if kaikai didn't finish the food, liu caixuan would beat and insult him. she would also punish kaikai corporally and make him stand naked in corners such as the balcony and living room for a long time.

many times, kaikai fell asleep leaning against the wall because he was too tired from standing for too long. liu caixuan would wake kaikai up when she saw it. sometimes, liu caixuan would ask kaikai to lie naked on the ground, with his legs in the air and his feet against the door, and he was not allowed to change positions. if he was disobedient, the liu sisters would kick him, dig their nails into his skin, and yell insults at him.

even more extreme abuse: kaikai could only stay in a bucket wearing a diaper most of the time. when it was time to go to bed at night, in order to prevent kaikai from turning over or moving around in the middle of the night, liu caixuan would tie his arms with cloth strips and tie him into a mummy shape. after the weather got cold, the liu sisters forced kaikai to take a cold shower. if he didn't behave, they would pinch his fingers with clamps and burn his genitals.

one time, liu caixuan was in a bad mood, so she folded kaikai into a u-shape, pressed her head and belly toward her legs, tied it tightly with a cloth strip, and stuffed it into the green bucket. kaikai kept trying to escape, and in the process he kicked over the bucket. liu caixuan found out and fixed him again, stuffed him back into the bucket, took a video and sent it to her sister liu ruolin, saying, "how can you still crawl out?" after seeing this, liu ruolin replied: "i didn't expect that he was very energetic and ran out. i stuffed him back into the bucket!" another time, liu caixuan saw kaikai walking slowly, so she stepped forward and pushed kaikai down and hit the wall.

when liu caixuan takes a bath or goes out, liu ruolin will monitor kaikai's every move for her sister. she would cover kaikai’s eyes with a mask, and tie kaikai to the chair legs with luggage straps. due to being tied up for a long time, kaikai's limbs became severely deformed and asymmetrical in just three months.

at first, kaikai often cried loudly when he was being physically punished and abused, but gradually, kaikai, who was only over one year old, realized that as long as he cried, he would be beaten hard by the liu sisters. one time, kaikai cried because she was hungry. liu caixuan had ten fingernails pulled out and the sole of her foot was broken. in the end, kaikai only dared to sob silently and did not dare to make a sound.

although kaikai was tortured to the point of being scarred, chen shangjie, a social worker arranged by the child welfare alliance to visit her every month, helped the liu sisters conceal the facts from beginning to end.

(chen shangjie)

on september 25, 2023, chen shangjie came to liu’s house for the first time to check on kaikai’s current situation. she saw bruises on kaikai's forehead and right calf, and two patches of bald hair, so she asked liu caixuan, who told her that kaikai was naughty at home and suffered injuries while running. chen shangjie did not pursue further questions, but sent a photo of kaikai at the children's welfare alliance before he was adopted to report to kaikai's grandmother that she was safe. on october 6, according to regulations, chen shangjie was required to provide kaikai's health status form to the child welfare alliance. on this form, chen shangjie recorded kaikai's health status as "no adverse abnormalities."

on october 24, chen shangjie came to liu caixuan's house for the second time. she saw that kaikai was still injured. liu caixuan told chen shangjie that kaikai had a very bad temper and often cursed, and she no longer wanted to take care of kaikai. but chen shangjie did not report the situation. instead, she took a photo of kaikai's injury and sent it to her grandmother. she also concealed the true situation and told her that kaikai had hit a wall while running and playing and suffered some injuries. she also he told grandma kaikai that liu caixuan said that kaikai liked to curse.

(picture sent by social worker chen to grandma kaikai)

grandma believed chen shangjie's words and thought kaikai's injury was irrelevant. however, lin yousheng felt very strange when he heard about this. he said bluntly: "i think she (chen shangjie) is nonsense, because kaikai can't even call me 'abo' clearly. he can only say it intermittently." called 'bo, bo'." the implication is that after just two months, kaikai would not be able to learn to curse. lin yousheng believed that chen shangjie knew that kaikai's grandmother believed in christianity, believed in love and tolerance, did not often care about others, was kind, and trusted herself, so she deceived kaikai's grandmother in this way.

on november 20, when chen shangjie visited, she found that kaikai had lost many teeth, lost a lot of weight, and looked completely different from before. liu caixuan told her that kaikai grinded his teeth badly while sleeping and lost three teeth overnight. chen shangjie still believed liu caixuan's words, and still did not tell the director of the child welfare alliance the true situation, nor did she report the situation to kaikai's grandmother in a timely manner.

at the end of november, kaikai's grandmother had not yet received the photo of kaikai sent by chen shangjie, so she asked her when she would visit kaikai this month, but she never received a reply. on december 9, chen shangjie sent a message telling her grandma that kaikai had lost four teeth and had taken her to the hospital for examination. chen shangjie also told her grandma that kaikai lost weight because of a loss of appetite due to weather changes, and that he looked a little sluggish because he was sleepy.

grandma replied worriedly: "i hope there are no other factors," and then thanked nannies chen shangjie and liu caixuan.

lin yousheng asked kaikai's grandmother, had chen shangjie sent photos of kaikai's mouth? grandma replied to lin yousheng that they had taken kaikai to the dentist and there was no problem. although lin yousheng still maintained a skeptical attitude, he did not ask any more questions.

in the early morning of december 24, after liu caixuan discovered that something was wrong with kaikai, she contacted chen shangjie. the two called the emergency number together and waited for the medical staff to arrive at home. after arriving at the hospital, liu caixuan deceived the doctor kaikai into accidentally overflowing her breasts, while chen shangjie agreed and lied that kaikai was mainly raised by her grandmother.

but the doctor found that kaikai's condition was not consistent with what liu caixuan and chen shangjie said. the doctor saw that kaikai had multiple red, purple, and black bruises all over his body, an obvious depression on his forehead, four missing or broken teeth, a severely deformed left buttock, peeling nails on both hands, and cigarette burns on the backs of his hands and feet. there were traces of injuries, there were traces of fingernail scratches on the neck, the lower body was black and blue, the limbs were skinny but the belly was too big, and the lower legs were deformed and fractured. the doctor suspected that this was a case of child abuse and domestic violence and called the police on the spot.

taipei district prosecutor's office field prosecutor qiu shun-shao randomly rushed to wanfang hospital. after identification by forensic doctors and other investigators, kaikai's death was caused by rhabdomyolysis caused by malnutrition (there are also reports that kaikai was caused by mesenteric hiatus, intestinal hernia, etc. septic shock due to disease), unnatural death.

common causes of rhabdomyolysis include muscle damage and impaired blood flow in damaged tissue, medications, toxic substances, and infections. kaikai had many scratches, bruises, lacerations, crush injuries, etc. of varying degrees all over his body before his death. these wounds were not properly handled and treated. being forced to stand for a long time also caused muscle overexertion. the liu sisters had long-term depriving him of food and water caused an electrolyte imbalance in kaikai's body. in addition, taking a cold bath in winter may cause him to catch a cold or pneumonia. these encounters caused kaikai to fall ill and die.

on january 9, 2024, the taipei district prosecutor's office arrested liu caixuan and detained her for three months. during the investigation, liu caixuan denied that she had abused kaikai. in february, technicians recovered the data on liu caixuan’s mobile phone. they found that liu caixuan’s mobile phone contained various photos, videos and text messages of corporal punishment of kaikai. among these evidences of corporal punishment were not only liu caixuan, but also her sister liu ruolin. in the video, investigators saw that whenever kaikai cried, liu caixuan and liu ruolin would beat and scold him harder.

(liu caixuan)

on february 27, the prosecutors interrogated her sister liu ruolin. she claimed that the evil her sister had done had nothing to do with her. she only occasionally helped her sister take care of kaikai. regarding the abuse videos, liu ruolin said that her sister forced her to do it. but investigators did not buy her story. neighbors of the liu sisters revealed to reporters and prosecutors that they had heard kaikai crying and liu caixuan yelling before.

the prosecutor believed that the reason why this case occurred was that chen shangjie, a social worker who made regular home visits, was also involved. moreover, the prosecutors found that chen shangjie violated the regulations of the ministry of health and welfare on regular visits by social workers. she had contacted in advance, notified liu caixuan. on march 12, investigators arrested chen shangjie. chen shangjie insisted that she was innocent. she just believed the liu sisters' words and didn't think much about it.

however, when investigators checked chen shangjie's mobile phone, they found that after the incident, the child welfare alliance told chen shangjie that the organization was "under great pressure now" and asked her "not to respond honestly" because "she would make a mistake when she panics." governor dao li fangling and social worker du yiyun of the child welfare alliance also set up the "kaikai little angels" group on skype (communication software) to discuss countermeasures and tamper with evidence. later, chen shangjie and social workers ye shiyu, chen meiyi and ye tingxi the "1224 accident handling" group chat was created to organize the chat records between chen shangjie and the nanny and grandma kaikai, and to supplement the previous return visit report that chen shangjie had not submitted in time. the director of the child welfare alliance also asked chen shangjie to add "nanny's statement" to the beginning of all parts of the return visit report that mentioned kaikai's injuries, so that he could shirk responsibility.

on march 22, liu ruolin terminated the contract with her original lawyer. the specific reason is unknown.

on april 18, the taipei procuratorate charged "child abuse that hindered physical and mental development to death", "adults intentionally harming children to death", "abuse, injury and obstruction of freedom of persons under 18 years old" and violation of the "child and juvenile welfare and liu caixuan and liu ruolin were prosecuted for crimes such as the rights and interests protection act.

the prosecutor believed that the liu sisters never took kaikai for medical treatment after abusing him. they fed kaikai rotten food for a long time, restrained kaikai's body, made kaikai stand for a long time, and beat him, resulting in he suffered multiple injuries to his head, face, limbs and other parts of his body, which further caused kaikai's subcutaneous soft tissue bleeding, necrosis, blood and tissue fluid stagnation, and insufficient blood perfusion of tissue cells. eventually, kaikai was malnourished and died from complications.

seeing the irrefutable evidence, liu caixuan admitted her crime, but she denied the abuse listed by the prosecutor, saying that she only hit kaikai's soles of the feet. she told the prosecutor that under normal circumstances, the parents of those children would fawn over her, but kaikai had no parents, and her grandmother was very financially strapped. she could not get any benefit from it, so she did not want to treat kaikai well. she became angry when she saw him. i want to beat someone up. liu caixuan also said that if it were not for money (referring to the subsidy given to her by the child welfare alliance), she would not want to take care of kaikai at all.

later, liu caixuan confessed in court, saying that she had been feeling very sad and uneasy these days, and had been condemning her heart. the sound of ambulance sirens and kaikai doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the early morning of christmas eve often appeared in her ears. she was willing to accept the response. some punishments mean that you will never run away. i hope you can visit your family after paying bail in the future.

but her sister liu ruolin still denied the prosecutor's accusation. she said that she had never beaten or tied up kaikai, nor had she helped her sister to feed kaikai. the time she spent helping her sister take care of kaikai was only about half a time. hour.

the prosecutor accused liu ruolin of putting kaikai in the washbasin and not allowing him to come out. liu ruolin responded that it was not a washbasin, but a red bathtub. she was washing the lunch box and saw kaikai trapped in the bathtub. , i just helped him break free, and there was no "kaikai was not allowed to leave the basin" as the prosecutor said.

liu ruolin also said that the scars on the back of kaikai's neck were actually accidentally scratched by her nails. because she had many toys, kaikai would go to her room to play. when kaikai came to play that day, she felt that the weather was a bit cold and she was helping her. when kaikai was wearing a thin coat, his nails accidentally scratched his neck. liu ruolin said that after that time, she was worried about scratching kaikai again, so she cut her nails short. "i really played with him. please ask the judge not to detain me."

but after the court hearing, liu caixuan quickly repented and said that she had never abused kaikai. prosecutor qiu shunshao suspected that liu caixuan, liu ruolin and liu caixuan's husband had colluded to confess. later, the prosecutor applied for an extension of liu caixuan's detention for another two months because her detention period had expired, and was approved.

on august 27, 2024, prosecutors from the taipei district prosecutor's office believed that after kaikai was abused, chen shangjie refused to disclose the true situation to kaikai's former nanny and grandmother, and shied away from the concern of lin yousheng and kaikai's grandmother, and paid no attention to kaikai's the family members caused irreparable harm and had a bad attitude after the incident, making excuses and covering up the truth without any remorse. therefore, the taipei district prosecutor's office prosecuted social worker chen shangjie for the crimes of "wrongful death" and "forgery of documents" and applied for a severe sentence from the court.

however, chen shangjie's lawyer raised objections. she believed that the liu sisters deliberately concealed and deceived chen shangjie and other staff of the child welfare alliance, and that chen shangjie should not be charged with "wrongful death." chen shangjie’s lawyers stated that they will continue to cooperate with the investigation and hope that the prosecutors can restore the truth and achieve a fair conviction.

at about 2:30 p.m. on september 25, liu caixuan and liu ruolin attended the first-instance hearing, but they still denied the crime and applied for a not guilty plea and a closed trial.

(liu ruolin on the left, liu caixuan on the right)

liu caixuan's defense lawyer huang renxian argued that the taipei district prosecutor's office violated the "investigation non-disclosure" rule on the grounds that the taipei media released news on the case before the case was concluded. this behavior will have a preconceived psychological effect on future judges, so he believed that the taipei district prosecutor’s office’s prosecution was “unreasonable.”

(huang renxian)

liu ruolin's lawyer lin junhong also claimed that the prosecutor released a lot of false case information to the media, causing public prejudice against liu ruolin and causing her to suffer a lot of online violence. if there is still a public trial, it may be difficult to achieve a fair outcome.

the taipei district prosecutor's office countered that the case was announced by taipei city council members and was not intentionally leaked by the prosecutors, so there was no violation. the prosecutor also questioned huang renxian: "are all cases reported by the media to be dismissed?" "is this the case for a human life?"

liu ruolin retorted that she did not have a lawyer to help her for a long time before the first trial. she also complained that the prosecutor had been verbally attacking her. "i kept scolding and scolding, and i didn't know how to answer." liu ruolin asked the judge to give her time to think in court, and the prosecutor accused her on the spot: "are you thinking about how to escape guilt?" regarding the lawyer issue, the prosecutor said that after liu ruolin terminated her contract with the lawyer, they gave liu ruolin time to when looking for a lawyer, there was only one interrogation in which liu ruolin was not accompanied by a lawyer. during other investigations and interrogations, she was assisted by a lawyer.

liu ruolin's lawyer, lin junhong, defended her, arguing that liu ruolin's previous confession was not arbitrary, but a forced confession from the prosecutor (confession is arbitrary, which means that in criminal proceedings, only when the defendant admits his guilt out of his own will in criminal proceedings does he have evidence. ability; the confession made by the defendant against the will of the party or in violation of legal procedures is not a confession, but a forced confession), apply to the judge for access to the previous interrogation video.

but this claim was immediately denied by the prosecutor. the prosecutor believed that liu ruolin had always insisted that she was innocent, and the transcript did not record that she admitted the crime, so lin junhong's accusation was groundless. the prosecutor also pointed out that during the interrogation, if the defendant's confession is inconsistent with the facts, the prosecutor has the right to interrupt, question and deny. this is just an interrogation technique, and there is no verbal attack or guidance of liu ruolin to tell a false confession. .

later, liu caixuan expressed her willingness to accept mediation, but liu ruolin still insisted that she did not beat kaikai, so she did not know how to participate in mediation. liu ruolin's lawyer lin junhong said that a document regarding mediation opinions will be compiled later.

on the evening of september 25, the judge believed that the case still needed to be discussed, so he announced that the case was pending for review (meaning that the judge would not set the next court date, and would issue an announcement to notify the parties if the court held again), and detained liu caixuan and liu ruolin.

repercussions

after kaikai's death, his funeral affairs were handled by two well-wishers who heard about it. on january 10, 2024, kaikai was buried with flowers in area e1, zhenai building, yangmingshan no. 1 cemetery. lin yousheng posted on facebook: "i hope he can be carefree in heaven and no longer be afraid." later, he also thanked the kind people who helped kaikai handle his funeral for free.

lin yousheng, as kaikai's "uncle", accepted an exclusive interview with civil news network on this case. he said that kaikai was a very quiet and easy-to-carry angel baby, always following him and calling him "uncle". he felt that he was related to him. kaikai is very popular, "he (kaikai) likes to play with my coin purse the most. every time he takes it away, he shakes it in his hand, and when he makes a sound, he turns to smile at me." lin yousheng said that he had also thought about it i want to adopt kaikai, but since i am unmarried, it will be a little difficult to apply for adoption. nanny zhou was also unable to adopt kaikai because she was single after divorce. he felt very heartbroken and regretful about this.

(nanny zhou went to testify accompanied by her friends)

however, some voices on the internet accused lin yousheng of wanting to use kaikai's death to gain attention and traffic. lin yousheng responded that he only "hopes that all the murderers of kaikai's death can be sentenced to death."

(lin yousheng social media)

in march, the popularity of child abuse incidents continued to rise. many people were aggrieved by kaikai's experience. some people even spat betel juice on liu caixuan's husband's boat, and liu's car door was sprayed with black paint. the words "return kaikai's life".

on april 27, the children's rights promotion association of the republic of china (children's rights association), a non-governmental organization that has long been campaigning for children's rights, held a "child care event" on ketagalan avenue in taipei. although it rained heavily on the day of the event, hundreds of parents still gathered at the scene. they held up signs saying "i'm sorry, my child" and "this is not manslaughter" to speak out for kaikai. there were also parents with children at the scene who told reporters: "we were very worried that the issue of child abuse would not be seen, so we took our two children to participate."

some parents who have experienced similar experiences gave speeches and questioned the three people involved in the case of the child welfare alliance: "even if these three people were fined, they were not restricted from where they could go (pointing out that they can still work as nannies after being imprisoned). do you think aren't you worried? "government, i hope you hear the voices of our heartbroken parents."

on the day of the first trial on september 25, many people who came spontaneously gathered outside the court. they shouted the slogan "devil nanny, the only death penalty for killing young children" and held up placards that read "torturing and killing young children, the crime is increased by one level". justice for the deceased kai kai is at the door.

various media and reporters in taipei also actively questioned the business model of the child welfare alliance. according to the reporter's understanding, as long as a person receives 126 hours of training, he or she can obtain the "nanny technical certificate" issued by the child welfare alliance, and then he or she can apply for registration at childcare service centers in various administrative regions and obtain nanny qualifications. however, in this training, the nanny's mentality and sanity are never assessed. some people like liu caixuan obtain this certificate just to make money by taking care of children.

bai lifang, ceo of the child welfare alliance, responded by saying that they believed social worker chen shangjie was not lying. however, the reporter from the "united daily news" believed that bai lifang's response was outrageous. if the social worker was professional enough, he could tell the clues by observing the nanny's expression and the child's behavior. a reporter from the "china times" also went on to reveal that the child welfare alliance used to receive hundreds of millions of nt dollars in donations every year due to its high visibility and trust. in 2022 alone, the child welfare alliance's revenue exceeded nt$600 million. instead of spending the revenue on training nannies and caring for children, executives used it to buy real estate.

due to public opinion, the ministry of health and welfare requested the child welfare alliance to suspend the adoption of children indefinitely, and children already in the approval process will be approved by the local government. at this time, the person in charge of the child welfare alliance apologized to the public, hoping that the ministry of health and welfare would not suspend their services, and proposed a number of improvement plans to show their determination to review. relevant departments also punished three staff members liu caixuan, liu ruolin, and chen shangjie with a fine of nt$60,000 each and published their names in accordance with the "child and juvenile welfare and rights protection act" and the "act on the protection of rights and interests of persons with disabilities", and also fined the organization nt$60,000. nt$ and a fine of nt$180,000. (note: in taiwanese law, fines and fines are both fines, but the corresponding institutions are different. fines are imposed by the court, while fines are imposed by the relevant administrative departments.)

the case also caused a bit of a stir in the political world. according to statistics from the taipei ministry of health and welfare, child abuse cases in taiwan continue to increase year by year, from 11,523 in 2021 to 11,950 in 2022. these cases include abandonment, improper discipline, physical and mental mistreatment, etc., among which " cases of "physical abuse" will reach as high as 3,199 in 2022.

the democratic progressive party was questioned by zhu lilun of the kuomintang, saying that the democratic progressive party had been in power for eight years and had often talked about a "social safety net" and had invested nt$40.7 billion in the budget. however, the number of child abuse incidents increased instead of falling. zhu liwen believes that the occurrence of the "kai kai incident" and the problems involved with social workers and social welfare institutions are all the fault of the authorities.

taipei mayor chiang wanan, a member of the democratic progressive party, retorted that now is no time for a "political war of words" and that everyone should actively solve problems in the mechanism. "no one is an outsider." subsequently, the taipei social affairs bureau proposed a number of reform measures such as improving the nanny certification system and increasing the length of practical courses.

the "kaikai incident" is not over yet. in addition to seeking justice for kaikai, major social issues such as child protection and social welfare are also worthy of reporting and attention. kaikai’s tragedy is not an isolated case. how to improve the situation of children on the margins of society is worthy of each of us’ voice and reflection.

*kaikai is a pseudonym in the article, and the photos are from news reports provided by relatives and friends of the victim or made public.