Man Stabs Fellow Tenant to Death, Indicted and Detained by Tainan Court

(Central News Agency reporter Chang Jung-hsiang, Tainan, 30th) A 55-year-old man surnamed Wang in Tainan City was dissatisfied with the noise made by his 42-year-old fellow tenant surnamed Su when using the shared bathroom in January. After an argument, he stabbed the other party to death with a knife. The Tainan District Prosecutors Office today concluded its investigation, indicting him for murder and transferring the case to the Tainan District Court, which ordered his detention.

The Tainan District Court stated today that the man surnamed Wang is suspected of committing murder, and the criminal suspicion is significant. The crime carries a minimum sentence of 10 years or more, making it highly likely that he would fear severe punishment and evade trial and execution procedures, thus posing a flight risk. Furthermore, he is prone to excessive agitation and uncontrolled violent behavior when encountering problems, and the targets of his violence are not singular, indicating a risk of repeated offenses. Therefore, detention was ordered.

Both the man surnamed Wang (currently in custody) and the man surnamed Su were tenants at a certain location in Xinying District, Tainan City, and shared a common bathroom. At around 1 AM on January 29, the man surnamed Wang, dissatisfied with the noise made by the man surnamed Su using the bathroom, had an argument with him, and subsequently stabbed him to death with a switchblade at the bathroom entrance. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150430