Chiayi Man Sentenced to 17 Years and 5 Months for Beating, Throwing Mother to Death; Verdict Finalized
The Supreme Court has upheld the 17-year-and-5-month prison sentence for Zhuang Wenzong, a man from Chiayi who attacked and killed his mother in 2024. The verdict, previously handed down by both the district and high courts, is now final after his appeal was rejected.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Chun-lin, Taipei 27th) Zhuang Wenzong, a man from Chiayi, had an argument with his mother, Ms. Chen, in 2024. He then physically attacked her head and chased her, throwing her to the ground and abandoning her by the roadside. She was later discovered, sent to the hospital, but succumbed to her injuries. Both the first and second instance courts had sentenced him to 17 years and 5 months in prison. The Supreme Court recently rejected his appeal, making the verdict final.
Zhuang Wenzong was convicted in a domestic violence case causing death. The Chiayi District Court's lay judge panel sentenced him to 17 years and 5 months in prison in August 2025. Zhuang appealed the sentencing, and the Tainan Branch of the Taiwan High Court heard the appeal. The Tainan High Court rejected the appeal on January 29 this year, upholding the original verdict.
The Tainan High Court noted that Zhuang Wenzong is the second son of Ms. Chen. The two had an argument by the roadside near their residence in the early morning of November 28, 2024. Zhuang attacked his mother's head with his bare hands, then chased and threw her from behind, causing her to fall to the ground unconscious. Zhuang then returned home, leaving her. Ms. Chen was found lying by the roadside later that day and was sent to Chiayi Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare. She died on December 7 of the same year due to central nervous system damage caused by head trauma, complicated by pneumonia.
The Tainan High Court determined that Zhuang Wenzong's act of depriving his mother of life was extremely heinous, and he left the scene without attending to her after she fell. The circumstances of the crime were deemed to not warrant leniency, thus rejecting Zhuang's appeal and upholding the original verdict.
The case was appealed to the third instance. After deliberation, the Supreme Court found no errors in the second instance judgment and deemed the sentencing appropriate. The appeal was rejected on the 22nd, finalizing the case. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150427
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Chun-lin, Taipei 27th) Zhuang Wenzong, a man from Chiayi, had an argument with his mother, Ms. Chen, in 2024. He then physically attacked her head and chased her, throwing her to the ground and abandoning her by the roadside. She was later discovered, sent to the hospital, but succumbed to her injuries. Both the first and second instance courts had sentenced him to 17 years and 5 months in prison. The Supreme Court recently rejected his appeal, making the verdict final.
Zhuang Wenzong was convicted in a domestic violence case causing death. The Chiayi District Court's lay judge panel sentenced him to 17 years and 5 months in prison in August 2025. Zhuang appealed the sentencing, and the Tainan Branch of the Taiwan High Court heard the appeal. The Tainan High Court rejected the appeal on January 29 this year, upholding the original verdict.
The Tainan High Court noted that Zhuang Wenzong is the second son of Ms. Chen. The two had an argument by the roadside near their residence in the early morning of November 28, 2024. Zhuang attacked his mother's head with his bare hands, then chased and threw her from behind, causing her to fall to the ground unconscious. Zhuang then returned home, leaving her. Ms. Chen was found lying by the roadside later that day and was sent to Chiayi Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare. She died on December 7 of the same year due to central nervous system damage caused by head trauma, complicated by pneumonia.
The Tainan High Court determined that Zhuang Wenzong's act of depriving his mother of life was extremely heinous, and he left the scene without attending to her after she fell. The circumstances of the crime were deemed to not warrant leniency, thus rejecting Zhuang's appeal and upholding the original verdict.
The case was appealed to the third instance. After deliberation, the Supreme Court found no errors in the second instance judgment and deemed the sentencing appropriate. The appeal was rejected on the 22nd, finalizing the case. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150427
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