The appeal procedure is tomorrow. This page does not treat observer notes as an official transcript or predict the appeal outcome. It puts four recurring groups of warning signs from public hearing coverage and existing records in one place: when a child was injured, feverish, bruised or lost teeth, did the responsible social worker complete the necessary verification, medical confirmation, supervisory escalation and protection action?
Tomorrow must show more than attitude
The accused has a right to defend and to maintain innocence; prosecutorial claims also require proof. The appeal should match every warning sign, visit and non-escalation decision to evidence.
This case cannot be reduced to whether one person “saw” something. What must remain is a reviewable record of timestamps, observations, supervisory decisions, medical confirmation and inter-agency handoffs.
Six questions that can no longer be skipped
- Who first received information about injury, fever, bruising or tooth loss?
- Who verified the source and the medical facts?
- What did each visit observe, ask and record?
- When should visit frequency, supervisory review or placement have escalated?
- Why was cross-agency protection not activated as risk accumulated?
- If the same signs appeared today, could the system make a traceable safety decision within 24 hours?
Direct sources and verification limits
- Taipei District Court: first-instance judgment statement ↗
- Act for the Protection of Children and Youths’ Rights and Welfare (including Article 53 reporting duty) ↗
- The February 23 material is a summary of public hearing coverage and observer notes; the court has not published a complete transcript.
Chen Shangjie’s 2/23 examination: the complete record is included
Read the complete 2/23 Chen Shangjie hearing notes (130 turns) ↗
February 23 complete dialogue index | 24 entries
Injuries & medical
01 | Post-mortem and “suspected accident” #19–20
Court question / follow-up:The prosecutor raised the post-mortem description of multiple injuries and questioned an “accident” entry.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said an attending doctor was calming family members; she recorded her impression.
02 | What was known on 24 December #20, #30
Court question / follow-up:The court asked what was known about the child’s condition.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she heard and saw some matters, but said she did not know the truth by 29 December.
03 | One-hour visits and caregiver accounts #32
Court question / follow-up:The court asked how she understood the child’s situation.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said that because visits were short, they relied heavily on caregivers’ assistance.
04 | Who proposed play therapy #89–90
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked who proposed play therapy.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she discussed the child with a supervisor, who then discussed it with management.
05 | Teeth grinding and outside counsellor input #95–98
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked about messages, counselling input and a call.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she did not remember the details clearly, but the situation was unusual.
06 | Why play therapy was not arranged #99–100
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked why it was not later arranged.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she had prepared information but had not yet had an opportunity to discuss it with the caregiver.
Visits & verification
07 | A request for photos, with no reply #35–42
Court question / follow-up:The prosecutor asked whether photos requested on 6 October were received.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said no; a later explanation was phone repair.
08 | Missing photos in the record #43–46
Court question / follow-up:The prosecutor asked why the record omitted the repaired-phone/no-photo point.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she summarised key service points; if photos were provided, she would record it.
09 | When visit photos reached grandmother #47–50
Court question / follow-up:The prosecutor asked whether September and October photos were sent together only on 24 October.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen agreed and said their omission was lost during compilation.
10 | Seeing the child when a home visit was impossible #77–78
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked whether the child could be seen downstairs.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said no; illness meant rescheduling.
11 | Outdoor visits and delayed November/December visits #79–84
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked why outdoor visits occurred and later visits were not arranged.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said they were delayed, not abandoned.
12 | Caring for two children at once #83–86
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked whose health issue was mentioned.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said it concerned another child, but caring for two children also affected this child.
Records & timing
13 | Word file produced after the incident #3
Court question / follow-up:The prosecutor asked when the casework record was formed.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said the Word file was indeed made after 24 December, while Excel was accumulated.
14 | When the Word file was completed #7, #9
Court question / follow-up:The prosecutor asked about completion and disclosure.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she did not clearly remember and that the whole record was incomplete.
15 | Contacts, photographs, video and notes #11
Court question / follow-up:The prosecutor asked what supported the record.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she used messages/calls and during visits took photographs and video and notes.
16 | “Copying” or “compiling” #12–16
Court question / follow-up:The prosecutor described the process as copying chats into the record.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said it was compiling and that she reviewed service work monthly.
17 | Excel content and an incomplete Word version #17–18
Court question / follow-up:The court asked why only screenshots were shared.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said Excel was being compiled and the complete Word version was not finished.
18 | Why important photos and calls were omitted #49–52
Court question / follow-up:The prosecutor asked why the 24 October photo sending and calls were absent from the record.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she did them but did not know why they were missing from it.
Role & responsibility
19 | Who notified emergency treatment #55–56
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked who notified her on the day.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she received a message and call from the caregiver.
20 | Contacting people and confirming with supervision #57–60
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked about time before arrival at hospital.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she first contacted the guardian and then confirmed with a supervisor before going.
21 | Who decided caregiver placement #61–62
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked about placement.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she did not decide caregiver arrangements; supervisors did.
22 | Meetings and a particular caregiver #63–70
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked whether she gave input or chose a particular caregiver.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said needs were discussed but she was not the decision-maker from the list.
23 | About ten candidates and suitability for age one-plus #71–74
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked about the list and selection rationale.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen described group discussion and factors including early-childhood experience and development knowledge.
24 | Not “lead,” but observing health and development #121–130
Court question / follow-up:The judge asked about “lead” notes and health-observation responsibility.
Chen’s statement in the public transcription:Chen said she was not lead; when asked whether she still had to observe health and development, she said yes.
Full source passages and limits: February 23 full hearing reconstruction ↗