Taiwan nanny sisters accused of torturing baby to death with beatings, sleep restraints, food deprivation in 3-month ordeal
- Officially-sanctioned nannies in their 50s are well-known to social workers
- Shocking case stuns island’s social media, brings call for death penalty
The horrific alleged torture-killing of a toddler by two officially-sanctioned nannies in Taiwan has caused widespread shock on the island’s social media.
A one-year-old boy, nicknamed Kaikai, allegedly suffered more than three months of despicable treatment at the hands of two sisters who had been given responsibility for his welfare by the Taiwan Child Welfare League Foundation.
The pair have been accused of feeding the baby boy kitchen scraps and burnt food, beating him up, and tying his hands and feet all night while he slept.
Kaikai died in December 2023 as a result of poor wound healing and blood circulation, caused by long-term domestic violence, according to the Taiwan news outlet Storm Media.
His nannies, two sisters in their 50s, surnamed Liu, are also accused of lying about the cause of the boy’s death and injuries to the medical staff and social workers. They have been detained by the authorities.