Taiwan man accused of murdering sick mum who died after being left in bathroom for days
‘Filial’ factory worker from poor background ignores long-suffering, stroke-hit mother for five days, neighbours express ‘disbelief’
A man in Taiwan has shocked the internet and sparked heated debate after he left his mother lying in the bathroom for six days following her collapse from a stroke, which ultimately led to her death.
The man, surnamed Zheng, 43, from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, had lived with his 66-year-old mother, also surnamed Zheng, for more than two decades. She suffered from emotional disorders and complications following a stroke.
Neighbours revealed that despite having fallen multiple times, she frequently refused help, even from social services, and would even insist on calling an ambulance herself.
On May 18, she collapsed in the bathroom after suffering a stroke.
Zheng said he initially asked if she was OK, and when she told him not to worry, he did not intervene.
He continued with his daily routine, walking past his mother multiple times. On the second and third days after her collapse, he called out to her but received no response.