SOCIAL CASES · PUBLIC RECORDS

Cases of Public Concern Area

Record the judicial process and see the warning signs of the system

Every case is more than just a name in the news.
We organize public information, court progress and institutional issues to continue to see the neglected harm.

Case Introductionsjudicial progressCourt observation notesPublic welfare art

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Two young children, a boy and a girl, sit in front of the circular paper sculpture window, surrounded by wheat ears and looking at the starry sky and the dawn. — CASE ART LANGUAGEDark blue paper sculpture × warm golden dawn × image of protecting young childrenThe main visual art of the special area｜Dark blue paper sculpture, warm golden dawn and the image of protecting young children symbolize the continuous recording and waiting for the truth during the long judicial process, and also watch for the possibility of system change.

Case Introductions

Organize the case background, timeline, First Instance and current judicial stage.

Court observation notes

Record the procedures, offenses and defenses and important statements of each actual court session.

Two-way communication

The background page and court hearing page of the same case are linked to each other, so there is no need to search again.

CASE DIRECTORY

Case Introductions

The background, judicial progress and Legal Status are sorted out according to the case; two-way links are provided for those who have already had attendance records, and those that are not yet online are clearly marked to be updated.

Symbolic Xuanxuan Case artwork with a Taiwanese glove-puppetry stage, five watch lights, and inter-city court records

Judicial proceedings being trackedFive warnings · Inter-city transfer · Safety verification

Xuanxuan Case | She Was Seen, but Never Brought to Safety

Five lights came on, but they never formed a path that led the child to safety.

Drawing on public information and judicial records, this feature traces five warnings, an inter-city transfer, and the gap in the final safety check. An indictment is not a conviction; any question of individual criminal responsibility remains subject to the court’s final judgment.

Case Introduction · Interactive FeatureRead the full featureObservational documentary · Verification against judicial and public records · Literary interactive scroll

Kaikai Case｜Key visual of the final 115 days

Final after Supreme Court reviewOne-year-old boy abused to death in full-time care

Kaikai Case | The Final 115 Days

A child who did not yet know how to ask the world for help lost his life while waiting for an adoptive home.

The 115 days of full-time care, prolonged abuse established by the courts, at least 42 abusive injuries, the two defendants' joint responsibility, and the questions the protection system must still answer.

Case IntroductionComplete case context115 days・Judgment・System inquiry・Judicial timeline

Court NotesTo be updatedAdditional records will be added when completed.

Special FeatureChildren Bound to ChairsFrom Yi-á-koo to Kaikai｜Cultural memory × Judicial record × Child protection

The second instance is under trialA two-year-old boy was tortured to Death in Tucheng, New Taipei

Tucheng Two-Year-Old Boy Death Case

In his final moments, only two bottles of milk remained by his side.

The case homepage organizes the case, the first-instance judgment, the progress of the second-instance and the artistic symbol of "two bottles of milk"; the court hearing content is independently saved in each hearing record.

Case IntroductionsComplete case contextVideo・Timeline・First Review・Second Review Court observation notes2026.08.06Second Instance Preparation Procedure

Guilty at First Instance, prosecutor has appealedExtended case of the childbirth case | Child Welfare Alliance adopted social worker's wrongful Death case

Chen Shangjie case

Three visits and repeated warnings—yet help never arrived.

Organize the three visits, the guarantor’s status and protection obligations determined by the court, key errors, first-instance judgment and appeal progress; and clearly distinguish between direct abuse liability and negligence Death liability.

Case IntroductionsComplete case contextVisits, Obligations, Judgments, Timeline

Court observation notesTo be updatedSubsequent court hearing records will be added after they are online

Language-neutral artwork for The Missing Four Days

Indicted · First instanceQuestions over visit dates, photographs and records

Lin Hsin-Tzu Case | The Missing Four Days

30 June and 12 July; 22 September and 26 September—why do two pairs of dates differ?

The indictment, two alleged date discrepancies, institutional checks and current judicial status. No public judgment is available as of 13 August 2026.

Case Update · Special ReportRead the full featureIndictment · First instance · Visit records · Oversight

The main visual of the child abuse case of Pan and Tsai: dark blue paper sculpture, warm gold characters and the image of two young children guarding

Under trial in Taipei District CourtExtension of the Kaikai case｜Liu Caixuan and Liu Ruolin involved in other cases involving young children

Abuse Cases Involving the Pan and Tsai Children

The harm had begun before Kaikai.

Based on the prosecution content and public court hearing materials, we sorted out the story of how the boys surnamed Pan and Tsai were allegedly mistreated during their childcare, the charges in the prosecution, and the current status of the trial.

Case IntroductionsComplete case contextPan Tong, Cai Tong, prosecution, Legal Status

Court observation notesTo be updatedSubsequent court hearing records will be added after they are online

Key visual of the drug-driving case that killed a police officer

Death penalty in First Instance and pending trial in second instanceQingshui Police Station Chief Liu Zongxin died on duty

Drug-Impaired Driving Case Involving a Police Officer’s Death

Drug driving, refusal to inspect, towing - an interrogation made a policeman never go home again

Sort out the course of the case on September 30, 2024, the Death penalty judgment of the first-instance Citizen Judge, the disputes about intentional homicide and the application of the Death penalty in the second instance, and the current judicial progress of the case.

Case IntroductionsComplete case contextCase incident, first trial, second trial, timeline

Court observation notesTo be updatedSubsequent court hearing records will be added after they are online

VISUAL LANGUAGE

Case Visual Language

The social case area uses dark blue paper sculptures, warm gold titles, white space and restrained images of young children as the common design language. These elements are directly integrated into the layout, cards and paragraphs, rather than relying on a single case poster; without directly showing the injuries, the heaviness of the case and the recognition of the public initiative can be retained.

01Dark blue paper carving layers

Establish a solemn and quiet tone for the case.

02Warm Gold Titles

Make the case title clear but not overly stimulating.

03Symbolic Child Imagery

Replace damage scenes with cribs, toys, lights, etc.

Visual Principles of Cases of Public Concern AreaThe dark blue is not to create oppression, but to bear the weight of the case; the warm gold is only used for the title, thin lines and starlight embellishments; the image of the child is presented with paper silhouettes, guarding hands and soft light sources to avoid curiosity or damaging the picture.

ONE CASE · TWO READING ROUTESRead the background of the case first, then follow up on every court sessionOr return directly to the complete case introduction from the audit record.

Xuanxuan Case Kaikai case Tucheng Two-Year-Old Boy Death Case 8/6 Court Observation Notes Chen Shangjie case Abuse Cases Involving the Pan and Tsai Children Drug-Impaired Driving Case Involving a Police Officer’s Death