Man Indicted for Kicking Filipino Toddler; Taipei Prosecutors Seek Heavy Sentence
A 41-year-old man, Li Kun-rui, was indicted today by the Taipei District Prosecutors Office for attacking a citizen and a 3-year-old Filipino girl at Taipei Main Station on April 25. Prosecutors cited the severity of the crime and damage to Taiwan's image in requesting a heavy sentence.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, Reporter Xie Junlin, 4th) A 41-year-old man, Li Kun-rui, successively attacked a surnamed Chen citizen and a 3-year-old Filipino girl in the Taipei Main Station hall on April 25. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office today indicted Li under the Criminal Code for an adult intentionally harming a child, and other charges, citing the severity of the crime and requesting the court to impose a heavy sentence.
The indictment from the Taipei District Prosecutors Office states that at approximately 2:07 PM on April 25 of this year, Li, without reason, kicked a surnamed Chen citizen in the abdomen on the first floor hall of the Taiwan Railways Taipei Main Station, causing redness and swelling.
At approximately 2:24 PM on the same day, on the first floor hall of Taipei Main Station, Li first struck a 3-year-old Filipino girl with his hand, causing her to fall to the ground. He then kicked the girl's body twice, resulting in back contusions and a left facial abrasion. When the girl's mother noticed and picked her up, Li attempted to attack the girl again but was stopped by bystanders, after which he left the scene. He was later arrested by police and the court ordered his detention.
After investigation, prosecutors determined that Li's actions against the surnamed Chen citizen violated the Criminal Code's injury offense. His actions against the girl violated the Children and Youth Welfare and Protection Act and the Criminal Code's offense of an adult intentionally harming a child. Li was indicted today, and prosecutors requested the court to impose separate penalties for the two offenses.
According to the indictment, prosecutors argued that Li randomly attacked citizens in the crowded, bustling first-floor hall of Taipei Main Station on the same day, causing panic. Furthermore, he attacked a 3-year-old Filipino child who was traveling in Taiwan with her parents without reason, causing the child physical and psychological trauma and damaging Taiwan's image. Prosecutors deemed the criminal circumstances severe and requested a heavy sentence from the court.
Regarding the police's transfer of Li on suspicion of attempted murder, prosecutors determined that Li attacked the victims with his hands and feet. The victims' injuries were back contusions and a left facial abrasion, as evidenced by surveillance footage and a hospital diagnosis certificate. Therefore, it was difficult to conclude that Li had a subjective intent to kill.
Li, who is in custody, was transferred to the Taipei District Court this morning. (Editor: Li Xizhang) 1150604
The indictment from the Taipei District Prosecutors Office states that at approximately 2:07 PM on April 25 of this year, Li, without reason, kicked a surnamed Chen citizen in the abdomen on the first floor hall of the Taiwan Railways Taipei Main Station, causing redness and swelling.
At approximately 2:24 PM on the same day, on the first floor hall of Taipei Main Station, Li first struck a 3-year-old Filipino girl with his hand, causing her to fall to the ground. He then kicked the girl's body twice, resulting in back contusions and a left facial abrasion. When the girl's mother noticed and picked her up, Li attempted to attack the girl again but was stopped by bystanders, after which he left the scene. He was later arrested by police and the court ordered his detention.
After investigation, prosecutors determined that Li's actions against the surnamed Chen citizen violated the Criminal Code's injury offense. His actions against the girl violated the Children and Youth Welfare and Protection Act and the Criminal Code's offense of an adult intentionally harming a child. Li was indicted today, and prosecutors requested the court to impose separate penalties for the two offenses.
According to the indictment, prosecutors argued that Li randomly attacked citizens in the crowded, bustling first-floor hall of Taipei Main Station on the same day, causing panic. Furthermore, he attacked a 3-year-old Filipino child who was traveling in Taiwan with her parents without reason, causing the child physical and psychological trauma and damaging Taiwan's image. Prosecutors deemed the criminal circumstances severe and requested a heavy sentence from the court.
Regarding the police's transfer of Li on suspicion of attempted murder, prosecutors determined that Li attacked the victims with his hands and feet. The victims' injuries were back contusions and a left facial abrasion, as evidenced by surveillance footage and a hospital diagnosis certificate. Therefore, it was difficult to conclude that Li had a subjective intent to kill.
Li, who is in custody, was transferred to the Taipei District Court this morning. (Editor: Li Xizhang) 1150604