China News Service, August 3, According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency", Gong Chong'an, the defendant who committed the throat severing of a girl in Beitou Cultural Primary School in Taipei City, Taiwan, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taiwan High Court 2 days ago. After appeal, the "Supreme Court" rejected the appeal today and sentenced Gong Chong'an to life imprisonment and deprivation of public rights for life.
Gong Chong'an. Image source: Taiwan's "Central News Agency".
Gong Chong'an was charged with committing a girl's throat slit in Beitou District Cultural Primary School in May 2015. After the prosecution of the Shilin District Prosecutor's Office, the first instance Shilin District Court sentenced him to life imprisonment; upon appeal, the Taiwan High Court sentenced him to life imprisonment on May 9 this year on May 9 this year on the crime of murder of a child intentionally committed by an adult, and deprived him of his public rights for life.
case was appealed to the "Supreme Court", and the appeal was rejected today, and the entire case was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Case investigation and trial events:
——On May 29, 2015, a girl in the Beitou District Cultural Primary School in Taipei City was cut off her throat in the toilet on campus, and she was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. The Beitou Branch of Taipei City Police Bureau arrested the suspect Gong Chong'an after the incident. He confessed that due to social pressure and recent auditory hallucinations, he broke into his alma mater and committed a random crime.
——On May 30, the victim girl was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment and was declared dead. After interrogation, the police transferred Gong Chong'an to the Shilin District Prosecutor's Office. After the re-indictment, the Shilin District Prosecutor's Office requested detention from the Shilin District Court for the crime of murder and risk of escape.
——On June 1, the principal of the Cultural Primary School, Zou Caiwan, choked up and said that this was the biggest pain since the founding of the school, and bowed to apologize to the girls’ parents. The prosecutor of the Shilin District Prosecutor's Office conducted an examination and dissected the girl, and the first sentence was sentenced to be killed by a criminal.
——On June 3, the Shilin District Prosecutor's Office first interviewed Gong Chong'an. He insisted that he wanted to kill people because of auditory hallucinations, and saw a girl going to the toilet alone.
——On July 15, the Shilin District Prosecutor's Office investigated a girl's throat slit case, prosecuted Gong Chong'an on the basis of murder, and sought death penalty.
——On July 30, the Shilin District Court held its first trial for the girl’s throat slicing case, and the defendant Gong Chong'an admitted to the crime. In an interview, the lawyer described Gong as a standard otaku who broke down and committed a crime.
——On February 26, 2016, the Shilin District Court sentenced Gong Chong'an to life imprisonment and deprived of public rights for life for the crime of murder. The entire case can be appealed.
——On May 9, 2017, the Taiwan High Court sentenced Gong Chong'an to life imprisonment and deprived of public rights for life on the basis of adult intentionally committing murder against a child. The entire case can be appealed.
——On August 3, 2017, the "Supreme Court" rejected the appeal, and Gong Chong'an was sentenced to life imprisonment and deprivation of public rights for life.
