Passersby rescue woman from knife-wielding robbers

January 3, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment armed-robbery, Changhua County, knife-attack

Two men armed with watermelon knives jumped into a woman’s car as she pulled up in a hypermarket parking lot and demanded money in an attempted robbery in Changhua County this morning, January 3. At around 10:00am, Ms Ye (葉), 51, had just switched off the ignition and was preparing to get out of her car in the parking lot of an RT-Mart in Puhsing Township when two men wearing motorcycle helmets and wielding watermelon knives got into her car.

passengers take wheel of bus after driver has a heart attack

Traffic Accidents

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus-accident, Changhua County

Passengers of a chartered bus traveling on Freeway 3 in Changhua County grabbed the wheel of a coach, and took control, after the driver passed out from a suspected heart attack this morning, December 18. At around 8:30am, the coach carrying a group of 40 family and friends heading to Nantou for a funeral, suddenly drifted left into the inner lane of the freeway after the driver passed out. The coach hit the central traffic divider, waking up a passenger

Ms Wu walks into a police station and tells the officer she has killed someone

Violent Crimes

December 7, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, homicide, murder

A woman in Changhua County attacked her husband with a fruit knife, and stabbed her daughter when she came to her father’s defense in the early hours of the morning today, December 7. Both victims were declared dead after being rushed to hospital. Ms. Wu, 40, of Indonesian nationality, was divorced from her 41 year-old husband, but still lived with him and his parents in Puhsin Township. According to Ms Wu’s confession to police, Wu decided to murder her husband

Stupid Stuff

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, foreign affairs

Police in Changhua County failed to apprehend two foreigners who were spotted sunbathing on a traffic separator outside the Changhua County Art Museum today. At around 4:00pm, two men of Caucasian appearance were spotted sitting topless on a blanket on a painted traffic divider at the intersection of Gongyuan Road and Dongmin Street. Enthusiastic citizens took photographs of the pair and uploaded them to the Facebook Group “Changhua People’s Affairs,” urging drivers to take care when passing through the vicinity.

riders lay flowers for fallen cyclist at scene of fatal accident

Traffic Accidents

August 5, 2018August 5, 2018 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments Changhua County, cycling, hit and run, ride of silence

A group of close to 100 cyclists today held a 16 kilometer “Ride of Silence” in memory of a 21 year-old university student who died after being hit by a car in Changhua County last Sunday, July 29. The cyclists gathered in Changhua City and rode to the scene of the accident where they laid flowers for the fallen cycling enthusiast Ni (倪), who was riding with his father following behind him late afternoon last Sunday when a car traveling

Traffic Accidents

June 21, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment car-crash, Changhua County

Four people in their early twenties died in Changhua County in the early hours of the morning, when a car they were travelling in hit a pillar at high speed and burst into flames. Two men inside the car were incinerated, while two women, who police suspect were not wearing seat belts, were thrown out of the car and also died at the scene. One body was found on the road about 30 meters from the car. The white Toyota

woman in intensive care unit after suffering heatstroke

Weather

May 29, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, heat-wave, heatstroke, Hot weather

A woman in Changhua County collapsed on the roadside, and was found to have a body temperature of 41.5°C after being rushed to hospital. Medical staff in the emergency department of Changhua Christian Hospital applied ice to the unconscious woman’s body until her temperature dropped to 38°C, and the patient regained consciousness. The unidentified woman, around 60 years-old was then transferred to the intensive care unit to be kept under observation. Police are currently attempting to identify the woman 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

Health and Safety

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment building fall, Changhua County, Da-Yeh-University, foreign students

A Malaysian student studying at a university in Changhua County fell from a 5th floor balcony and died this evening, Wednesday, January 3. According to witnesses, the man was taking a selfie while dressed in a Spider-Man suit. Witnesses said that Lee put set his phone in a tripod, then squatted in a Spider-Man pose on the wall of the balcony. He then wobbled and fell. Emergency calls to 119 were received at around 5:40 pm. Emergency workers who rushed

Society

December 9, 2017December 9, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, drink-driving, 柯振杯

A Changhua County councilor was sentenced to a 7 month term in prison after being convicted of his third drink driving offence in 4 years, and has won the distinction of being the first person in Taiwan to be dismissed from public office for the offence. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) representative Ke, Jhen-Bei (柯振杯), 57, was convicted of driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.82mg/l in March 2013, 0.56mg/l in December 2016, and 0.43mg/l in May this year. All

wreck of car after rollover and truck collision

Traffic Accidents

November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment car accident, Changhua County, National Freeway

[Picture: National Highway Police Bureau.] A woman in Changhua County survived a rollover accident on National Freeway 1, only to be killed after a semi-trailer slammed into the back of the vehicle. At around 6:00am this morning, Ms Chen, 51, lost control of her vehicle after being clipped by another car when one of the cars was changing lanes. Chen got out of the vehicle, but her 21 year-old daughter remained trapped in the car. Chen was trying to open

Changhua County

Passersby rescue woman from knife-wielding robbers

Passengers Take the Wheel after Coach Driver Passes Out while Hurtling down Freeway

Woman in Changhua County Stabs ex-Husband and Teen Daughter to Death

Manhunt Launched for Sunbathing Foreigners

Ride of Silence in Honor of Cyclist who Died in Hit and Run Accident

4 Killed in High-speed Single Vehicle Accident

Woman in Critical Condition after Collapsing of Heat Stroke

Man Charged for Attempted Murder of 5 year-old Girl

Student in Spiderman Costume Falls to his Death

County Councilor Dismissed After Third Drink Driving Offence

Woman Survives Rollover Accident then Hit and Killed by Truck