Remains of Missing Woman found Buried in Bags

security monitor footage of suspect in garden

May 28, 2018May 28, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Banciao, homicide, murder, New Taipei City

Police in Banciao District, New Taipei City, found seven plastic bags containing body parts buried in the garden of a building complex while investigating a missing person’s case, it was widely reported in Taiwan’s media today. A 27 year-old woman, named Huang, was reported missing by family members on May 26, after they failed to make contact with her for around one week. Ms Huang’s brother believed that she was being held against her will by her 28 year-old boyfriend

Violent Crimes

May 27, 2018May 27, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, murder, Taoyuan City

A man was arrested in Taoyuan after his daughter found her mother’s head and other body parts distributed in bags and boxes in a house in Taoyuan City yesterday, May 26. Yesterday, at around noon, the couple’s daughter visited the house and was shocked to find a pool of blood on the floor of the bathroom on the second floor. Her father, Mr Chen, told her that he had cut his foot. Later the same day, the daughter returned to

Crime and Criminals

May 25, 2018May 26, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua, homicide, vigilante

Changhua City: Crowds gathered around the home of a man suspected to have sexually assaulted and murdered his 5 year old niece, while a vigilante group vandalized and broke into the house after rumors circulated on social media that the man had been released on bail. The suspect, who has not been named in media reports, was charged with attempted murder, after a girl was taken to a hospital after being beaten into a coma May 23. The charge was

injured person put into ambulance after knife attack

Violent Crimes

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment knife-attack, Taichung

A dentist died and two nurses were injured, one critically, after a man entered a dental clinic in Taichung city and attacked them with a knife this afternoon, May 24. Shortly after the clinic opened at 2:00pm, a 33 year-old man named Lai, whose sister worked at the clinic as a dental assistant, entered the clinic seeking his sister so he could borrow NT$1,000. The nursing staff, who were forewarned by the man’s sister, told the woman to hide and

suspect arrested for attempted murder of child

Crime and Criminals

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment attempted murder, Changhua County, child-abuse, domestic violence

A Changhua County man was charged with attempted murder yesterday, after a seriously injured 5 year-old girl was taken to hospital in the early hours of the morning. The girl’s aunt told doctors that the girl had suddenly began twitching and vomiting after she went to bed. After an examination, an injury report showing the girl had been severely beaten and hit in the head with a blunt object was handed over to the District Prosecutor’s office. The report also

Crime and Criminals

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bamboo Union, firearms, gangs, guns, organized crime

[Picture: Criminal Investigation Bureau.] Two suspects involved in the smuggling of 109 guns and more than 12,000 rounds of ammunition intercepted at Keelung Harbor last month were arrested today in Chiayi City, after investigators traced the shipment to a branch of the Bamboo Union gang. Customs officers found the cache of weapons April 29, in a shipment of plastic extrusion machines shipped to the Port of Keelung from Hong Kong. Police and customs officers kept the shipment under surveillance until

Violent Crimes

May 16, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment rampage, random violence, Taoyuan

A scooter rider in Taoyuan City was killed instantly, and another slightly injured, after a driver smashed into three vehicles stopped at a red light, yesterday, May 15. The driver kept speeding down the road, hitting another 4 vehicles, then abandoned his disabled vehicle and ran around naked, attacking bystanders with a steel extendable baton. At around 2:40pm, a 25 year-old man driving a white sedan crashed into two scooters and a car on Changshou Road in Guishan District, killing

Crime and Criminals

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment firearms, guns, Taoyuan

Police arrested a man in Taoyuan City after a search of the suspect’s car revealed a sub-machine gun and ammunition. Four police officers on patrol noticed a silver sedan moving suspiciously in Chaoyang Street. When the driver saw the police car, he turned into an alley and stopped. When police approached the vehicle, the driver attempted to flee on foot, but was immediately arrested. The 34 year-old man named Jiang (姜), begged police to let him go, saying that he

Violent Crimes

May 12, 2018May 12, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, murder, Tainan

[Cover picture: United Daily News] A 39 year-old man in Tainan City used a hammer to murder three elderly relatives on May 10, then robbed them, and handed the money over to a creditor, before going to bed, according to a confession given to police early this morning. Mr Guo, had dinner with his widowed grandmother, then sneaked into his great-aunt and uncles house next door to steal money. Guo’s great-uncle caught him in the act and cursed him with

two homes where multiple murders occured

Violent Crimes

May 12, 2018May 13, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, murder, Tainan

Three people in two neighboring houses in the rural Nanhua District of Tainan City were found bludgeoned to death yesterday evening, May 11. Two occupants in one of the homes, and a single occupant of the neighboring residence were found laying in pools of blood with blunt trauma injuries to their heads, according to reports, including United Daily News. Both homes appeared to have been rummaged through, giving the appearance that robbery may have been the motive for the crime.

Crime and Criminals

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment acid attack, Tainan

Two police officers and a firefighter were treated in hospital for acid burns this morning, after a suicidal man wanted on drugs charges threw acid on them. At around 5:00am, police in Tainan City received a report that a man named Chen had locked himself into the third floor of a house in Rende District, and was threatening to commit suicide. Chen was hitting the walls of the house with a hammer, shouting, and disturbing neighbors. Police broke into the

Crime and Criminals

Remains of Missing Woman found Buried in Bags

Taoyuan Man Arrested for Killing and Dismembering Wife

Vigilantes Attack Home of Murder Suspect After Rumors he is Released on Bail

1 Dead and 2 Injured in Dental Clinic Knife Attack

Man Charged for Attempted Murder of 5 year-old Girl

Smuggled Firearms Traced to Bamboo Union Gang: More Arrests Today

1 Killed 1 Injured in Naked Maniac’s Road Rage Rampage

Sub-machine Gun Seized in Taoyuan City

Grandson Confesses to Grisly Triple-Murder

Police Investigating Triple Murder in Tainan

Police and Firefighter Burned in Acid Attack