Kaohsiung man could face stiffer child abuse penalty under revised law

Kaohsiung prosecutors have indicted a man on child abuse charges for actions that included slamming a 4-year-old boy's head against a wall and leaving him in a coma, and are seeking a sentence of 12 years in jail under tougher sentencing requirements.

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