Former Borough Warden Chu Hsueh-chang Indicted for Fatal Assault on Fellow Inmate
Former Taipei borough warden Chu Hsueh-chang has been indicted for fatal assault after pushing a fellow inmate in prison, leading to the inmate's death. Prosecutors determined that Chu could have foreseen the lethal consequences of his actions.
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Central News Agency, Taoyuan, May 27. Chu Hsueh-chang, a former borough warden of Guangxin Borough in Taipei, who was sentenced to six years in prison for a previous assault case and had briefly fled to China before being arrested and repatriated, has been indicted by the Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office today for fatal assault after pushing a fellow inmate to death while serving his sentence at the Taipei Prison.
According to the indictment, Chu and a man surnamed Chang were both inmates at the Taipei Prison under the Agency of Corrections. On February 23 of last year, at approximately 2:38 AM, while at the Zhishan Building Nursing Center within the prison, Chu, wanting Chang to move away from the foot of his bed, used a walker to forcefully push Chang, causing him to hit the back of his head on the ground and collapse.
The indictment states that Chu ignored the situation and went back to sleep. Chang was sent to the Taoyuan Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare for emergency treatment that day. Although he was discharged on March 26 of the same year and returned to the nursing center, he was unable to care for himself and required full-time care.
The indictment further notes that on the evening of March 31 of the same year, at approximately 8:30 PM, prison staff noticed Chang's condition was abnormal and rushed him to the hospital. However, Chang passed away at 10:26 PM that night due to head trauma complicated by intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral contusion, brain injury, and bronchitis.
The Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office concluded that Chu Hsueh-chang should have been able to foresee that forcefully pushing someone to the ground could cause them to hit their head and die, yet he proceeded with the act anyway. The investigation was concluded today, and he was indicted for fatal assault.
According to the indictment, Chu and a man surnamed Chang were both inmates at the Taipei Prison under the Agency of Corrections. On February 23 of last year, at approximately 2:38 AM, while at the Zhishan Building Nursing Center within the prison, Chu, wanting Chang to move away from the foot of his bed, used a walker to forcefully push Chang, causing him to hit the back of his head on the ground and collapse.
The indictment states that Chu ignored the situation and went back to sleep. Chang was sent to the Taoyuan Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare for emergency treatment that day. Although he was discharged on March 26 of the same year and returned to the nursing center, he was unable to care for himself and required full-time care.
The indictment further notes that on the evening of March 31 of the same year, at approximately 8:30 PM, prison staff noticed Chang's condition was abnormal and rushed him to the hospital. However, Chang passed away at 10:26 PM that night due to head trauma complicated by intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral contusion, brain injury, and bronchitis.
The Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office concluded that Chu Hsueh-chang should have been able to foresee that forcefully pushing someone to the ground could cause them to hit their head and die, yet he proceeded with the act anyway. The investigation was concluded today, and he was indicted for fatal assault.
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What is the case of Chu Hsueh-chang?
He is charged with fatal assault for pushing a fellow inmate in prison.