Sleeping with the hairdryer on...Cut 3 Newborn Toes
Mar 11, 2025
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According to foreign media such as the Hsinchu Daily, a woman living in Zhongshan-gu, Taipei, Taiwan, decided to dry her bed mattress with a hairdryer after seeing her one-month-old daughter's urine wet.
Moving her daughter aside, she set her hair dryer at a low temperature toward the wet mattress.
Having fallen asleep due to the energy of her medication, she was stunned after waking up in three hours.
It was because her daughter's legs were swollen red as the hairdryer continued to work.
With the help of emergency services, the daughter was taken to the hospital, and as a result of the examination, she had suffered first- and second-degree burns. In addition, 15.5% of the body was burned due to prolonged heat exposure. The degree of burns was so severe that the medical staff cut a total of three toes, from the middle toe to the little toe, on the baby's left foot.
The hospital suspected domestic violence and reported it to related agencies, and a police investigation began later.
During the court hearing, his mother Woo explained that she was suffering from severe postpartum depression and often fell asleep after taking the medicine.
She also claimed that she did not expect the child to get hurt by setting the hair dryer to a low temperature.
The first trial court sentenced Woo to five months in prison and a fine of 150,000 Taiwanese dollars (about 6.6 million won) for neglecting preventive measures.
Woo's side is reportedly planning to appeal.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
