Suspected killer arrested after four days on the run

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, Tainan City

A man suspected of shooting a man dead, and leaving a woman critically injured in Tainan City February 21 has been arrested and charged for range of offences relating to the incident. Investigating police were tipped off last night that Jin Wen-long was having dinner at a beef noodle shop in Jiali District, Tainan City. At around 7:00 pm, a police team swooped on the location, and arrested Jin as he was about to leave on a scooter. The uncooperative

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February 22, 2020February 23, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, shooting, Tainan City

Police today are searching for a man suspected to have shot one man dead, and left a woman fighting for her life, after firing six shots at close range in Jiangjun District, Tainan City, yesterday afternoon, just 60 meters from a police station. At around 3:00 pm, February 21, a 53-year-old man named Yao (姚) was found slumped in an armchair in the front room of his residence in a quiet fishing village, while his 43-year-old female friend, Ms Guo

One of the last images taken of murder suspect

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January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, murder

A man suspected of murdering a woman in Taipei City before dismembering and disposing of her corpse was found dead in a residence in Keelung City, Sunday evening, and is believed to have committed suicide, rather than face a lengthy prison sentence. Police went on the hunt for Lin Guo-ping (林國平), 45, after the remains of a 26-year-old female Malaysian national, Ms Deng (鄧), were found Saturday, January 11, during an investigation into her disappearance. Lin’s body was found at

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January 12, 2020January 12, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment dismemberment, homicide, murder, Taipei City

A missing persons case has turned into a murder investigation after police found the dismembered remains of a woman in a mountain district of Keelung City, yesterday, January 11. Police began an investigation after a 26-year-old Malaysian national of Chinese ethnicity named Deng (鄧) was reported missing by a family member on January 6. Investigators who went to Ms Deng’s apartment on the fifth floor of a building in Wanhua District, Taipei City, noticed a suspicious smell of strong chemical

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December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment attempted murder, hit and run, New Taipei City

A Vietnamese migrant worker was arrested on Christmas eve, two hours after he allegedly knocked over an elderly woman, then threw her off a bridge before fleeing the scene of the accident in New Taipei City. Shortly after 9:00 pm on December 24, 79-year-old Ms Du (杜) was walking across Fenglin Bridge in Ruifang District, when she was hit by a scooter from behind. According to a witness, the scooter rider then picked up the petite Ms Du, and threw

Police SWAT team members, and suspect down in apartment

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December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bomb threat, Kaohsiung City, police shooting, Tainan City

A Kaohsiung City Police SWAT team officer today shot a suspect three times in a raid to take down a man suspected of planting an explosive device in Tainan City two days ago. At around 1:00pm Thursday, December 12, a suspicious bag, containing around four liters of liquid in two bottles, a quantity of white powder, wires, and a possible detonator or timer, was spotted against a wall of the Kuomintang (KMT/Chinese Nationalist Party) headquarters in Houbi District, Tainan City.

building where suspected multiple murder occurred

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November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment domestic violence, homicide, murder, Taichung City

A man was arrested at an Internet Cafe in Changhua County today, suspected of being involved in the death of a woman and two babies who were found in an apartment in Taichung City yesterday, November 7. Firefighters broke into the apartment on Guanfu Road in Taichung City’s Central District at around 6:30pm yesterday evening, after residents reported a bad smell emanating from the apartment. The firefighters found a woman and her two baby twins wrapped in quilts, and obviously

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October 10, 2019April 22, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment acid attack, homicide, Kaohsiung City, murder

A student of Kaohsiung Medical University faced the first day of trial proceedings, yesterday, October 9, for the murder of an 80-year-old man who died in a park last year after being shocked with a stun gun, and doused with hydrofluoric acid. On the morning of July 7, 2018, the 18-year-old student named Lin, on summer vacation between graduating from high school and starting medical studies, went to a pavilion in a park at the Kaohsiung Cultural Center, to practice

man arrested for fare evasion and biting train conductor

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July 27, 2019July 27, 2019 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment fare-evasion, Pingtung County, Railway Police Bureau, Taiwan Railway Administration

A man was arrested in Pingtung County this morning after biting a train conductor who asked him to show a ticket. Mr Zhuang, 51, at first hid in a toilet cubicle after the train conductor asked him to show a ticket. At around 10:50am, as the train arrived at Chaozhou Station, Zhuang opened the door, and bit the conductor on the arm before fleeing. Zhuang then boarded another train on the opposite platform, but was arrested by officers of the

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July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment knife-attack, police shooting, Taipei City

Police officers shot a suspect twice in the legs as he attempted to escape after injuring two officers with a knife in Taipei City last night, July 14. Two police officers, Wen (溫), 32, and Lee (李), 20, were on patrol when they noticed a man behaving suspiciously at the corner of Juguang Road and Zhonghua Road at around 11:30pm. Police approached the suspect and identified him as a 30-year-old wanted man named Shen (沈). As the officers were preparing

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July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment homicide, Kaohsiung City, murder, stabbing

A man was arrested today, just 5 hours after a woman was stabbed to death in the parking lot of the Jinlong fruit and vegetable market in Kaohsiung City this morning, July 13. A woman named Wang (王), 46, accompanied by her 20-year-old daughter, had just arrived at the market at around 8:10am, when her daughter’s boyfriend, a 21-year-old man named Han (韓), approached them and requested Wang’s daughter to leave with him. Ms Wang refused to let her daughter

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Suspected killer arrested after four days on the run

Police hunt for gunman after broad-daylight execution-style shooting in Tainan City

Murder suspect found dead of apparent suicide: case details emerge

Dismembered corpse of missing woman found in Keelung City

Man arrested for throwing old woman off bridge after scooter accident

Suspected bomber shot 3 times and arrested after 12-hour stand-off with police

Suspect arrested after mother and baby twins found dead in Taichung City

19-year-old medical student on trial for acid-murder of 80-year-old man

Railway Cops arrest fare-evader after he bites train conductor

Two officers slashed, suspect shot in Taipei City

Man arrested for fatal stabbing at Kaohsiung City morning market