Singaporean couple who allegedly left a baby in the trash in Taiwan announce engagement

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Singapore—A Singaporean man and woman who allegedly put a newborn infant in a trash bin while they were in Taipei last year announced their engagement over social media on Saturday (Oct 24). The Singaporeansabroad Taiwan

also reported on the evening of March 3 that DNA from an adult woman was discovered in the bag that was used for wrapping the baby’s body before it was thrown away.on Feb 19, 2019, and flew out on the afternoon of the 26th, the same day the baby’s body was found.

The man and woman denied involvement in the case, with the woman saying that if she had been pregnant when she flew out of Singapore, she would not have been allowed to board the plane to Taiwan. The man also denied that the woman had been pregnant and had given birth in Taiwan. The baby was alive at the time she was dumped, according to forensic tests performed by Taiwanese authorities. ButAnd while the man and woman have kept a low profile for more than a year,reported on Sunday that the man announced on Instagram that the pair has gotten engaged.

The Chinese daily showed a photo from the man’s social media account of the two standing by a bed strewn with rose petals and balloons that had “Will you marry me?” written on them. The woman in the photo is seen carrying a bouquet of flowers.also reported that according to the woman’s father, the two have been living together.uthorities in Taiwan told, “We have not made a request to the Singapore police for assistance because the baby’s cause of death is still not known.

While Singapore has no extradition treaty with Taiwan, the couple could still be charged and sentenced in Singapore. —/TISG

 

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