Judge orders store-vandalizing woman to report to prosecutor, causing controversy; retrial orders reporting to Kaohsiung court
Bail conditions for a woman who vandalized a store in Kaohsiung were revised from reporting periodically to the prosecutor to reporting to the Kaohsiung District Court, following controversy and a High Court remand.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hung Hsueh-kuang, Kaohsiung, 2nd) In Kaohsiung, a woman surnamed Lee injured a convenience store clerk by smashing bottles. After the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office indicted and transferred the case, Judge Chen ordered Ms. Lee to report periodically to the prosecutor, causing controversy. After the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office successfully appealed three times, Judge Chen today revised the ruling, ordering Ms. Lee to report to the Kaohsiung District Court and restricting her residence.
In February this year, a 60-year-old woman surnamed Lee went to a convenience store in the Xinxing District to shop. When she lost emotional control, she not only smashed a bottle and injured the head of a 28-year-old female clerk surnamed Pan but also threw bottles at other clerks and customers. After the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office indicted Ms. Lee on charges of assault and others, it transferred the case to the Kaohsiung District Court, recommending continued detention, but this was rejected by Judge Chen of the Kaohsiung District Court.
After Prosecutor Chang's appeal was successfully upheld, Judge Chen again rejected the detention. After the prosecutor's second appeal was successful, the judge not only continued to rule against detention, only restricting her residence, but also unusually required Ms. Lee to report periodically to Prosecutor Chang for this case every Wednesday at 2:30 PM, starting from May 1. The news spread and sparked heated debate in judicial circles.
After receiving the ruling, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office believed that the defendant's overall behavior showed a high degree of instability and a certain public safety risk. The judge's ruling, regarding its legal basis, feasibility of execution, and risk control effectiveness, was not fully evaluated, potentially causing harm to victims and society again. An appeal was filed according to law. The Kaohsiung Branch of the Taiwan High Court recently revoked and remanded the case to the first instance, requesting the Kaohsiung District Court to make a new ruling.
The Kaohsiung District Court's ruling pointed out that although the defendant had a risk of flight and re-offending, the evidence in this case had been fully investigated, and the arguments had been concluded, which was different from the state when she was first indicted. In addition, the defendant's offense was not premeditated, and during detention, she had received professional psychiatric treatment, her condition was stably controlled, and she had received social resource intervention. Considering these comprehensive conditions, periodic reporting combined with residential restrictions and mandatory medical treatment are sufficient alternative measures to restrain her behavior and prevent re-offending. Continued detention would not be in proportion to the principle of proportionality.
Based on this, the judge's ruling still did not approve Ms. Lee's detention, restricting her residence, and requiring her to report to the Kaohsiung District Court every Wednesday during the period of suspension of detention, and not to harm the victim of this case, staying at least 100 meters away from the convenience store where the incident occurred. In addition, she must also attend psychiatric treatment at a designated hospital every two weeks. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150502
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(Central News Agency reporter Hung Hsueh-kuang, Kaohsiung, 2nd) In Kaohsiung, a woman surnamed Lee injured a convenience store clerk by smashing bottles. After the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office indicted and transferred the case, Judge Chen ordered Ms. Lee to report periodically to the prosecutor, causing controversy. After the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office successfully appealed three times, Judge Chen today revised the ruling, ordering Ms. Lee to report to the Kaohsiung District Court and restricting her residence.
In February this year, a 60-year-old woman surnamed Lee went to a convenience store in the Xinxing District to shop. When she lost emotional control, she not only smashed a bottle and injured the head of a 28-year-old female clerk surnamed Pan but also threw bottles at other clerks and customers. After the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office indicted Ms. Lee on charges of assault and others, it transferred the case to the Kaohsiung District Court, recommending continued detention, but this was rejected by Judge Chen of the Kaohsiung District Court.
After Prosecutor Chang's appeal was successfully upheld, Judge Chen again rejected the detention. After the prosecutor's second appeal was successful, the judge not only continued to rule against detention, only restricting her residence, but also unusually required Ms. Lee to report periodically to Prosecutor Chang for this case every Wednesday at 2:30 PM, starting from May 1. The news spread and sparked heated debate in judicial circles.
After receiving the ruling, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office believed that the defendant's overall behavior showed a high degree of instability and a certain public safety risk. The judge's ruling, regarding its legal basis, feasibility of execution, and risk control effectiveness, was not fully evaluated, potentially causing harm to victims and society again. An appeal was filed according to law. The Kaohsiung Branch of the Taiwan High Court recently revoked and remanded the case to the first instance, requesting the Kaohsiung District Court to make a new ruling.
The Kaohsiung District Court's ruling pointed out that although the defendant had a risk of flight and re-offending, the evidence in this case had been fully investigated, and the arguments had been concluded, which was different from the state when she was first indicted. In addition, the defendant's offense was not premeditated, and during detention, she had received professional psychiatric treatment, her condition was stably controlled, and she had received social resource intervention. Considering these comprehensive conditions, periodic reporting combined with residential restrictions and mandatory medical treatment are sufficient alternative measures to restrain her behavior and prevent re-offending. Continued detention would not be in proportion to the principle of proportionality.
Based on this, the judge's ruling still did not approve Ms. Lee's detention, restricting her residence, and requiring her to report to the Kaohsiung District Court every Wednesday during the period of suspension of detention, and not to harm the victim of this case, staying at least 100 meters away from the convenience store where the incident occurred. In addition, she must also attend psychiatric treatment at a designated hospital every two weeks. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150502
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