Three daycare workers charged after 3-month-old baby dies in Pingtung

Aug 15, 2026

A three-month-old baby died after a nap at a well-regarded daycare center in Pingtung, Taiwan, and prosecutors have now charged three staff over the death — grim news for the family and a warning for parents relying on licensed childcare.

  • The baby was placed at the center on the 3rd, turned blue and stopped breathing after a nap on the 5th, and died in hospital on the 8th.
  • Security footage shows the baby struggling and kicking for a full half hour before anyone noticed something was wrong.
  • Three childcare workers have been named as defendants on suspicion of negligent homicide.
  • The center is rated "excellent" and is one of the area's best known, which the family says makes the failure impossible to understand.
  • The family still can't see footage from before the incident, so it's unclear whether the baby was burped, left face-down, or had bedding over its face.

Outlook: The county holds a review board meeting on the 19th and says it could revoke the center's license if wrongdoing is confirmed, while the criminal case against the three workers moves forward.

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