HE was a bubbly and active little boy until three months ago.
Then, 19-month-old Zeng Yongxuan suddenly became withdrawn.
He also frequently complained to his mum that his head hurt.
His mother knew something was 'not right' when she found bruises all over her son. She also has a five-year-old daughter.
When she checked with her maid, she was told that the boy was playful and had fallen down and hurt himself.
But little Yongxuan's complaints continued, so Mrs Zeng took him to the hospital for a checkup on 22 Jul, where he was warded for two days for a viral infection.
Doctors told his mother he had to be kept under observation.
ANOTHER ATTACK
Then on 31 Jul, Yongxuan suffered an epilepsy attack while taking his afternoon nap and was rushed to the same hospital.
Doctors found two blood clots in his brain and operated on him.
After that, the little boy lapsed into a coma. He died two weeks later.
The police are investigating the matter, classifying his death as one due to 'unnatural' causes.
They said they interviewed the maid and she is helping with investigations.
Yongxuan's mother, who gave her name only as Mrs Zeng, told Shin Min Daily News that after giving birth to the boy, she had hired the maid to look after her youngest child.
She said: 'I found a job in March this year, so I left Yongxuan in her care.
BRUISED ALL OVER
'But not long after, I found my son having bruises on his body. My heart ached when I saw them.'
Her maid, she said, would only tell her that Yongxuan was very playful and would jump up and down while playing at home.
'The maid said his bruises were a result of his frequent falls while playing. I then told her to be careful while taking care of him.'
But sometime in July, Mrs Zeng found the usually bubbly boy had become reticent and withdrawn. She recalled: 'He would tell me that his head 'pain pain' and he appeared to be in agony.'
On the day of the epilepsy attack, Mrs Zeng said the maid called her and her husband, and they rushed the boy to the hospital, where he died two weeks later without waking from his post-surgery coma.
Shin Min Daily News reported that the hospital then made a police report.
It did not mention the name of the hospital.
Mrs Zeng said she sent the maid back to the maid agency after Yongxuan's death.
She still has no clue though, as to how her son got his injuries. 'I heard from my neighbours that while my husband and I were at work, the maid would sometimes slip out of the house and leave my son alone at home.
'They also told me that they often heard my maid scolding my son at the top of her voice. The scolding would then be followed by Yongxuan's loud cries.'
The boy's father also told Shin Min Daily News that he would sometimes return home early to check on his son and the maid, but found nothing unusual.
He added: 'We even thought of having a CCTV camera installed at home... but everything is too late now.'
OBEDIENT BOY
Mrs Zeng said Yongxuan was an active boy, and he was articulate and obedient.
'He loved to eat curry and durians,' she said.
Now, the house has become quiet without him.
Madam Zeng said: 'His 5-year-old sis misses him a lot. She asks me now and then if her little brother has 'woken up'.
'I can't bring myself to tell her that she will never see him again.'
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