Convenience store clerk beaten up by customer who refused to comply with epidemic control measures

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment convenience store, surgical masks, violence

A convenience store clerk in New Taipei City was sent to hospital after being beaten up by a man who refused to comply with the requirement to wear a mask and register his name and phone number when visiting the store, today, May 17. At around 7:00 am this morning a 50-year-old man, named Lai, entered a High Life convenience store in Tucheng District, without wearing a surgical mask. A 22-year-old clerk named Zhuo requested he put on a mask

Violent Crimes

August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gangsters, political thugs, Taiwan, violence, Yunlin

Two employees of Taipower undertaking repairs to the power grid in Yunlin County in the wake of Typhoon Soudelor, were beaten up by a group of thugs wielding baseball bats, who hit the men and smashed a window of their truck. The men were led by former township chairman and husband of the current legislative yuan representative, who is one of three men charged with several offences after the incident. An electrical worker explains the incident and shows his injuries.