Taipei Temple Murder Case First Instance: Li Wei Sentenced to 1 Year 10 Months with 5-Year Suspended Sentence, Writer Wang Yun 12 Years
In the first instance trial of the Taipei temple murder case, the Taipei District Court sentenced renowned writer Wang Yun (real name Wang Jiang-chen) to 12 years in prison for homicide. Celebrity Li Wei and his wife Jian Yu-chia were sentenced to 1 year 10 months and 1 year 8 months respectively, both with a 5-year suspended sentence, for aiding and abetting homicide.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Chun-lin, Taipei, 12th) The Taipei District Court, in its trial of the Taipei temple murder case, today sentenced renowned writer Wang Yun (real name Wang Jiang-chen) to 12 years in prison for homicide. Celebrity Li Wei and his wife Jian Yu-chia were sentenced to 1 year 10 months and 1 year 8 months respectively, both with a 5-year suspended sentence, for aiding and abetting homicide. The verdict can be appealed.
In addition, Gan Zi-yun, Liang Bi-yin, You Hsiu-ling, Jiang Peng-yu, and abbess Wu Hui-chu were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, while other defendants received sentences ranging from 1 year 6 months to 9 years. The Taipei District Court has not yet explained the facts recognized in the judgment and the reasons for sentencing.
The case originated on July 24, 2024, when the Taipei City Police Department's Da'an Precinct received a report from a female abbess surnamed Wu, stating that a female follower was found collapsed inside a temple on Siwei Road. Police officers rushed to the scene and found the female follower covered in bruises and showing no signs of life. A forensic autopsy revealed that the female follower died from rhabdomyolysis.
Prosecutors and police traced the case and found that Wang Yun allegedly, dissatisfied with a follower surnamed Cai, gathered Li Wei's couple and other followers to conduct a religious ritual, which resulted in the death of the female follower surnamed Cai. Wang Yun, Li Wei, and 11 other defendants were indicted on charges including homicide, coercion, and aiding and abetting homicide, and the case was transferred to the Taipei District Court's National Lay Judge Court for trial. (Edited by Hsiao Po-wen) 1150512
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Chun-lin, Taipei, 12th) The Taipei District Court, in its trial of the Taipei temple murder case, today sentenced renowned writer Wang Yun (real name Wang Jiang-chen) to 12 years in prison for homicide. Celebrity Li Wei and his wife Jian Yu-chia were sentenced to 1 year 10 months and 1 year 8 months respectively, both with a 5-year suspended sentence, for aiding and abetting homicide. The verdict can be appealed.
In addition, Gan Zi-yun, Liang Bi-yin, You Hsiu-ling, Jiang Peng-yu, and abbess Wu Hui-chu were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, while other defendants received sentences ranging from 1 year 6 months to 9 years. The Taipei District Court has not yet explained the facts recognized in the judgment and the reasons for sentencing.
The case originated on July 24, 2024, when the Taipei City Police Department's Da'an Precinct received a report from a female abbess surnamed Wu, stating that a female follower was found collapsed inside a temple on Siwei Road. Police officers rushed to the scene and found the female follower covered in bruises and showing no signs of life. A forensic autopsy revealed that the female follower died from rhabdomyolysis.
Prosecutors and police traced the case and found that Wang Yun allegedly, dissatisfied with a follower surnamed Cai, gathered Li Wei's couple and other followers to conduct a religious ritual, which resulted in the death of the female follower surnamed Cai. Wang Yun, Li Wei, and 11 other defendants were indicted on charges including homicide, coercion, and aiding and abetting homicide, and the case was transferred to the Taipei District Court's National Lay Judge Court for trial. (Edited by Hsiao Po-wen) 1150512
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