7-year-old injured in judo class dies after 70-day coma
06/30/2021 12:20 PM
Image courtesy of the boy s family.
Taipei, June 30 (CNA) A 7-year-old boy who fell into a coma in April after being thrown to the floor several times by his classmates and judo coach passed away on Tuesday, according to the hospital where he was being treated.
In the past few days, the boy s blood pressure and heart rate continued to decline, and his parents decided to remove him from life support on Tuesday evening, Feng Yuan Hospital said.
The boy s mother, speaking through Taichung City Councilor Jacky Chen (陳清龍), thanked people for their support but said the family was currently focusing on planning the boy s funeral and would address the public when it felt ready to do so.
Taichung, June 10 (CNA) A fire that broke out at Taichung Power Plant Thursday morning has been put out, and the power supply will not be disrupted, the operator Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) said.
Taipei, June 4 (CNA) A judo coach in Taiwan who slammed a 7-year-old student to the floor multiple times with such force he ended up in a coma was indicted by a local prosecutor's office Friday on charges of physical assault resulting in serious injury and using a minor to commit a crime.
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Annual Dajia Mazu procession in Taiwan begins
04/09/2021 11:13 PM
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Taichung, April 9 (CNA) Jenn Lann Temple in Taichung s Dajia District began on Friday the annual procession of its main deity, the sea goddess Mazu a nine-day, 340-kilometer journey that covers more than 100 temples on the way to Chiayi and back.
Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), Legislator Johnny Chiang (江啟臣), who is also chairman of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), and Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) were there to carry the palanquin at the start of the procession shortly after 11 p.m.
Dajia Mazu s annual procession, which takes the sea goddess on a trip through Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin and Chiayi and back, is the largest religious procession in Taiwan and have always attracted politicians across party lines.