Month: February 2019

Woman murdered and dismembered in Tainan City

murder suspect, Wu
Violent Crimes 
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The remains of a woman reported missing in January have been found, after her boyfriend confessed to killing her, dismembering her body, and dumping the remains in long grass in Tainan City. Ms Zhang (張), 42, was reported missing on January 24 after her son failed to make contact with her for several days. Police investigating the case located Zhang’s car, which was being used by her 30-year-old cohabiting boyfriend, Wu Maoteng (吳茂騰). The car showed signs of having been

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Drunk driver kills 2 while driving at high speed on wrong side of road in Taichung City

a trail of destruction left by drunk driver
Traffic Accidents 
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A man who lost his license for drunk driving last year, traveled at high speed on the wrong side of the road, crashing into a total of 8 vehicles, leaving two dead, in the early hours of the morning today, February 2, in Taichung City. At around 4:00am, a 49-year-old man named Chen, drove his SUV on Guoguang Road section 2, in Dali District, for a distance of around one kilometer on the wrong side of the road. Traffic monitor

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Canadian busted growing cannabis in Taiwan

man arrested for cannabis cultivation
Society 
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A Canadian man was arrested yesterday after a police raid on a property in Taoyuan City uncovered 163 marijuana plants, and 893 grams of the finished product. The 52-year-old man, named as Lee in media reports, worked as an English teacher and has resided in Taiwan for more than 10 years. China Times reported that Lee purchased seeds and equipment online in August last year, and used hydroponics to grow a strain of cannabis ready to harvest in just four

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