Supreme Court upholds sentence for woman in infant drug smoke caseStaff Writer, with CNAThe Supreme Court has upheld a 14-month prison sentence for a woman who repeatedly used drugs beside her newborn, exposing the infant to toxic smoke that impaired her development. According to the ruling, Yeh lived with her newborn daughter, surnamed Lo (羅), in Kaohsiung and regularly used heroin, methamphetamine and ketamine. The Supreme Court in Taipei is pictured at this photograph on Thursday last week. After discovering the situation, Kaohsiung police notified social services, and the infant was removed from the home and placed in protective care. In an initial ruling, the Kaohsiung District Court sentenced Yeh to eight months in prison.

Source: Taipei Times March 25, 2026 17:13 UTC