Man sentenced to death for arson attack that left 8 of his family members dead

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment arson, death penalty, Hsinchu City

A man who was found guilty of setting fire to his family’s business and residence, resulting in the death of eight people, was sentenced to death by the Hsinchu District Court today, September 28. [See previous story: 8 family members dead after arson attack in Hsinchu City] The prosecutor told the court that Chen Yanxiang had financial problems due to the accumulation of debts, and had often quarreled with his parents over housework issues. At around 9:40 pm on June

Weng Ren-xian gives the finger to the media after being sentenced to death

Violent Crimes

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment arson, death penalty, execution, homicide

A man convicted of killing five family members and a foreign caregiver in an arson attack was executed at the Taipei City Detention Center last night, after being dragged to the execution ground by a bailiff, and the prison administrator, according to reports in Taiwan’s local media. The Crime Lunar New Year’s Eve, February 7, 2016, Weng Ren-xian (翁仁賢), then 50, took advantage of the annual family gathering at their home in Longtan District, Taoyuan City, to inflict maximum damage

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February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment death penalty, death row, prisoner rights, Taipei Detention Center

A man who has been awaiting execution since he was sentenced to death in 2010 applied to purchase an inflatable love doll at his own expense, but had his request rejected by prison authorities. Hsiao Renchun (蕭仁俊 ) made his request in writing to prison authorities late last year, asking that prison administrators provide a place to store the love doll, and promising that he would clean the device after using it. Hsiao, a baptized Christian, and model prisoner, also

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January 19, 2019 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment death penalty, suicide, Taipei Detention Center

A prisoner awaiting execution in the Taipei Detention Center was found dead yesterday, January 18, with more than 50 rubber bands around his neck. Chen Yu’an (陳昱安) was handed the death penalty by the Supreme Court, January 2013, for the murder of his father in 2010. Chen, 37 years old at the time, had been kicked out home, and bore resentment over favoritism shown to his brothers. In September of that year, Chen cut his father down with a meat

A prisoner convicted of murder of wife and child

Violent Crimes

September 2, 2018September 2, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment death penalty, execution

Taiwan’s opposition KMT party has questioned the timing of the execution of a prisoner, after the ruling DPP broke a more than two-year long hiatus, and executed a man just a few months before nationwide municipal elections scheduled for November 24. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) spokesperson Hung Meng-kai (洪孟楷) suggested that the Tsai administration had engaged in selective law enforcement in an effort to pander to the electorate with a show of being tough on crime. On Friday, August 31,

man sentenced to death for murder of relatives

Violent Crimes

February 13, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment arson, death penalty, murder

A Taoyuan man was sentenced to death today, February 13, for a multiple murder by arson committed Chinese New Year’s eve 2016. February 7, 2016, Weng Ren-xian (翁仁賢), 51, purchased 20 liters of gasoline and distributed it into various containers on the second floor of the house. He then waited for his older siblings to gather with their families in the first floor dining room before pouring gasoline around the house in Longtan, Taoyuan City. A total of 16 people

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