The owner of a daycare center in Taichung and three caregivers were fined a combined NT$750,000 for “mistreating” infants in their care on multiple occasions last year, the Taichung Social Affairs Bureau said on Tuesday.
The three caregivers Huang Yun-en (黃昀恩), Chien Shu-chen (簡淑貞) and Lin Kuan-ping (林瓘萍) were fined NT$150,000 each for “repeated inappropriate child care practices” at Hwa Shin Infant Care Center, based on the Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act (兒童及少年福利與權益保障法), the bureau said in a statement.
They were also banned from working at child welfare facilities for 10 years, while the center’s owner,
Detention of nurse accused of hurting infant approved
By Su chin-feng, Tsai Shu-yuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer
The Taichung District Court has approved a detainment order for a female nurse working at a postpartum nursing center in the city’s Situn District (西屯) for allegedly injuring a 28-day-old boy.
The 37-year-old defendant, surnamed Tseng (曾), has been dismissed from her job, the center said, adding that it would take full responsibility if it is found complicit.
While Tseng, who had been working at the center for four years, has not sworn an affidavit on the incident, she reportedly denied abusing the infant, saying that her “improper actions” were because she was too tired due to excessive work.
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