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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma

Mother jailed after freak hairdryer accident leads to baby’s toes being amputated

A woman in Taiwan has been jailed for falling asleep with a running hairdryer that severely burned her newborn baby’s toes, leading to amputation.

The incident took place in Taipei on 16 January 2023, when the woman, identified by her surname Wu, left the appliance on for almost three hours on her baby’s bed.

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