COURT WATCH · 2026 / 09 / 16

First appeal hearing: child protection demands outside the High Court

The first appeal hearing in the case charging social worker Chen Shang-jie with negligent homicide in Kaikai's death took place at the Taiwan High Court on September 16. The Child Protection Action Alliance expressed its position outside the court, where some people called for a “severe sentence” and held placards, demanding that child protection responsibilities be taken seriously.

Verifiable facts
Both Central News Agency captions published that day state that the case was heard at the Taiwan High Court and that the alliance called on people to protest, hold placards and express their demands outside the court. Actions and slogans at the scene are not the court's final determination of responsibility, evidence or sentencing.

Photographs from the scene

Alliance members holding placards and expressing their demands outside the court — Photo 1 | Photograph by Central News Agency reporter Chang Hao-an, September 16, ROC year 115 (2026).Original caption

Alliance members holding placards and expressing their position outside the High Court — Photo 2 | Photograph by Central News Agency reporter Chang Hao-an, September 16, ROC year 115 (2026).Original caption

Sources and captions

Central News Agency | Alliance protest outside the High Court (1)
Photograph by CNA reporter Chang Hao-an, September 16, ROC year 115 (2026). The caption states that this was the first appeal hearing and that people at the scene called for a “severe sentence,” among other slogans.

Central News Agency | Alliance protest outside the High Court (2)
Photograph by CNA reporter Chang Hao-an, September 16, ROC year 115 (2026). The caption states that people outside the court held up posters and expressed their positions and demands.

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