Sentences upheld for sisters in child death caseBy Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNAThe High Court today rejected the appeal of two sisters who were found guilty of torturing a one-year-old boy to death, upholding a life sentence for the older sister and an 18-year sentence for the younger sister. From Sept. 1 to Dec. 23, 2023, the two licensed at-home caregivers allegedly abused the boy nicknamed Kai Kai (剴剴), who was rushed to hospital with severe injuries on Dec. 24, 2023, but did not survive. Members of the Child Protection Action Group cry outside the Taiwan High Court in Taipei today. The older sister, Liu Tsai-hsuan (劉彩萱), “derived pleasure from abuse,” while the younger sister, Liu Juo-lin (劉若琳), was deemed a coperpetrator, the court said. The older sister only admitted to unlawful detention of one child and denied the other charges, while the younger sister denied all wrongdoing.
