After a detention request: is the child independently safe?

A verified-procedure brief on a New Taipei suspected child abuse investigation, without treating an investigation as a finding of guilt.

Verified fact

Evidence A On 30 September 2026, the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office listed a release stating that it was investigating a suspected child abuse case in Sanchong and had requested detention with no outside contact.

Unknown: the court outcome, the child’s status, social-service measures and all detailed allegations.

Four protection questions

Immediate safety

Who confirms care, health and contact risks?

Handover

How do police, welfare, health and education confirm responsibility?

Reassessment

Are risks and future contact continuously reviewed?

Privacy

Public interest must not identify a child or pre-judge liability.

Criminal procedure and child protection must connect, but neither can substitute for the other.