Category：Society

Elder man returns with scythe to little girl’s family restaurant

A man surnamed Wu is causing more trouble in Chiayi. Earlier this week, he was reported to the police for putting an 11-year-old girl in a chokehold and dragging her away after she refused to call him “uncle.” The young girl’s family intervened as he began pushing her towards an alley and he was reported to the police on charges of coercion. But he returned to the restaurant the following day, on Thursday, threatening to pour gasoline and to scare the girl’s family.

A man is raging and carrying a large scythe shouting outside the restaurant, threatening to pour gasoline on it. Just a day before, he was pushing around the granddaughter of the owners who called the police on him. Now he’s returned to cause trouble.

The restaurant owner’s 11-year-old granddaughter was standing at the door entrance waiting for her grandparents to finish closing up, when a man suddenly grabbed her neck and pulled her towards an alley. When the grandmother found out what was happening, she stopped them.

Girl’s Family Member
Concerned about escalation
He said he came to apologize, but if you’re apologizing you wouldn’t carry a blade, which would scare away our customers. Even though my granddaughter is scared, she still goes to school and her teacher is providing her counseling.

The incident took place outside the family’s restaurant in Chiayi, the man in question is a friend of the girl’s grandfather, and claimed he was simply playing with the girl and putting his arm around her shoulder because she didn’t call him “uncle.” The family rejects this reasoning and filed a police report to get to the bottom of the matter.

Chen Chih-kai
Chiayi City Councilor Candidate
To prevent our children, and even other members of the public, from this kind of suffering and intimidation and violence, we urge the prosecution to support preventative detention measures. The prosecutor’s office should take preventative measures.

Wu Chao-yi
Chief at Chiayi City Police Department
Regarding the case of Mr. Wu and the Tsai family from the day before yesterday, the police accepted the case and transferred it to judicial authorities. It will be handled according to law. In response to public concerns, the police have increased patrols and surveillance in the area surrounding the incident site.

The police have detained Mr. Wu and taken him into custody; from there he will be transferred for further investigation. The family hopes that the police and prosecutors will detain Mr. Wu who continues to cause trouble and hope they won’t have to live in fear.

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#childabuse #predator #publicsafety #sexualharassment #chiayi

2026-10-22

Child runs after father on scooter as a punishment

Locals in Taipei’s Songshan District were alarmed at a harsh punishment meted out by a father on Tuesday. The man abandoned his child on the sidewalk and drove off on his scooter. As the father moved away, the boy ran after him, calling out and crying loudly. There was a lot of traffic in the area, and the child kept running for several blocks, narrowly escaping a tragic fate.

A child was running and crying, yelling out for his father, but his father continued to drive away without stopping.

With much difficulty it seems, the father finally stopped, but he didn’t let the boy get on. The boy then continued to run behind him for several blocks

Voice of member of public
Horrified at father’s actions
He was very loud, so everyone on the roads could hear him. The father just sped away and the child kept chasing him.

Chang Ching-han
FTV reporter
Here at the site of the incident, you can see there is an intersection where three lanes converge and there are no traffic signals set up. If the child was running across and a car didn’t stop in time, it could have ended badly.

The boy’s father purposely tossed him off the scooter in the midst of traffic as a punishment. The poor boy ran after his father sobbing which made some onlookers break out in cold sweat.

Lee En-chi
Domestic violence prevention center
Inappropriate disciplinary methods for children and adolescents are a form of violence, we must never allow a moment of carelessness to cause them physical or mental harm.

Although this was a moment of anger, the parent left the child exposed and helpless in a dangerous environment, which may leave a lifelong scar in the child’s mind.

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#childabuse #domesticviolence #113 #psychology #parenting

2026-10-21

An elder man was sued for dragging a girl by her neck

On Tuesday evening, a young girl in Chiayi was standing outside her family’s restaurant, when all of a sudden, an older man came up and put her in a chokehold. As the man tried to drag her away, he said, "No one will know if I take you away." Luckily the family intervened in time, and saved the girl. The man, a friend of the girl’s grandfather, claimed he was just playing with her. However, given the frightened state of the child, the family decided to file a police report. The police have referred him to the prosecutor’s office on charges of coercion.

- What are you doing?

An 11-year old girl was standing on the pavement when a sturdy man hooked his arm around her neck and started to drag her away. The girl tried to resist but her small body was nothing against the might of the man.

Luckily, the young girl’s grandmother noticed the child being pulled away and rushed after them.

- You’re going too far!
Don’t try us.
Pulling our child away

One family member chased after them and started cursing. Only then did the man release the girl. This terrifying incident occurred on Chiayi’s Yushan Road, where the young girl’s grandparents run a small restaurant, in the evening, while the family was busy closing up. The little girl was standing at the entrance of the shop when the man, her grandfather’s friend, saw her alone and started to pull her away.

Girl’s Grandfather
Disappointed in friend
He was eating here; he wanted to borrow money from me. I said that I didn’t have money to lend him. He just left and started to play with the girl and started to pull her away, dragging her more than 150 meters away over there. He is a good friend, but even good friends can’t do this.

Girl’s Grandmother
Concerned for child
She came back crying, she said her neck was locked and she couldn’t scream.

The family accused the man of telling the little girl that he would take her away and no one would find out. The girl was frightened and couldn’t stop crying when she went home. The man said on Facebook that he was just playing around with the kid and asked her to call him uncle, but this incident has left the girl traumatized driving her family to sue the man.

Family Friend
Disapproves of man’s actions
It’s very inappropriate behavior. We will take her to have her spirit cleansed and calmed.

Wu Chao-yi
Police officer
The case has been reported to the Chiayi District Prosecutors Office for investigation under the Criminal Code’s charge of coercion.

Even though the man was considered a friend, dragging a child away is unacceptable. Given the girl’s wishes the police arrested the man and will deal with the case according to the law.

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#childabuse #predator #publicsafety #sexualharassment #chiayi

2026-10-21

Security guard takes advantage of new hire to steal NT$14.5 million

A security guard in a cash pickup run took advantage of a newly hired colleague to make off with millions in cash. The heist happened on Oct. 8 in Tainan. The security guard distracted his colleague and took off in the company’s armored vehicle, from where he stole NT$14.5 million in cash. Police have arrested four suspects but it is thought a fifth accomplice is still at large.

Cheng Po-hui
FTV reporter
The main suspect drove the armored truck to Section 3 of Jiankang Road. He told his colleague that they should split up, claiming there were many tasks to complete in the area. When his colleague left, he got on the armored truck and drove off.

Tsai Chia-chang
Police officer
He distracted the other security guard and fled in the armored truck, which he abandoned on Yongcheng Road. He stole more than NT$14 million in cash from inside the vehicle. We have tracked suspects to various locations in Taichung and Tainan. Four have been taken into custody and the stolen cash, vehicles, and other evidence have been collected.

The senior security guard drove the cash-loaded truck to a secluded area on Yongcheng Road, in the South District. He packed up NT$14.5 million and escaped on a scooter he had parked in the area in preparation for the heist. Authorities have recovered NT$12.55 million from the loot. Four suspects have been detained to be held incommunicado on suspicion of occupational embezzlement and violations of the Money Laundering Control Act. The investigation continues to determine the motive, whether other insiders were involved and where the remaining stolen money went.

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#heist #tainan #money #securityguard #accomplice

2026-10-16

Man jumps onto train tracks after pocket money fight with mother

An alleged argument over pocket money ended up with a man jumping onto the tracks at Tainan Railway Station on Wednesday evening. The 20-year-old man leapt from the platform just as a train was approaching. But thankfully, staff and other passengers were quick to react and pulled him back up just in time. Fortunately, tragedy was averted, but police have referred him for legal action. Let’s hear more.

Security guard
Tainan Railway Station
He was arguing with his mother. Then he jumped onto the tracks. The train was about to arrive, so we called the railway police to pull him back up.

Member of public
Finds man inconsiderate
It affects everyone’s safety. I think it’s so irresponsible.

Member of public
Thinks man overreacted
Was it necessary to go that far?

Liu Po-chun
Railway police officer
During an argument with his mother, Mr. Lo lost control of his emotions and jumped onto the tracks, which caused train number 168 to stop outside Tainan Railway Station, causing a 2-minute delay.

The man was allegedly arguing with his mother because he’d run out of pocket money. The fight became so intense, that he ended up jumping off the platform and onto the tracks. The station master was immediately alerted, and the train was told to stop outside the station, averting tragedy. The man was pulled back up onto the platform with scratched his knees and still visibly upset. He was then sent to the hospital. Police say that crossing over the track result in fines of NT$10,000 to NT$50,000, and in severe cases up to NT$100,000.

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#train #tracks #pocketmoney #argument #mother

2026-10-15

Rescuers find man missing since Tuesday in Pingtung mountains

A desperate search, and a NT$1 million reward. A 36-year-old company executive who vanished in the mountains of Pingtung on Tuesday, has finally been found. Mr. Shin was rescued from the bottom of a steep slope at Timur Art Park in Sandimen, after more than a day of search efforts. His family had announced a reward of NT$1 million to find him, and now that he’s safe, a friend of his says the reward money may be donated to the rescue teams.

A rescue squad is hard at work at Timur Art Park in Pingtung’s Sandimen. They hold on tight to the ropes as they approach Mr. Hsin, who fell down the slope.

Firefighters and rescuers coordinate a strategy to help Mr. Hsin climb up step by step, with the help of ropes. His body is covered in scratches, and his left hand is bandaged. Despite looking quite disheveled, he was conscious. Once he was out of the woods, he was laid down on a stretcher and taken to hospital for a checkup.

Cheng Wei-hsun
Rescuer
He had scratches on his left hand, and bruises on his knees. He couldn’t move very much, but he was conscious.

Voice of neighbor
Knows Mr. Hsin
I think he doesn’t live here, he comes here for work.

Mr. Hsin is 36 years old and the vice president of a bathroom company from Spain in Kaohsiung. He went missing on Tuesday, after leaving his home by car. His family tracked his cellphone location, and found his car at Timur Art Park in Sandimen. The car keys were on the car, but Mr. Hsin was nowhere to be found. His desperate family put up a reward of NT$1 million to for anyone who found him.

Voice of Mr. Hsin’s friend
Considering what to do with reward
The police and fire fighters have found him just know. We should donate the NT$1 million to the rescuer agencies. We’ll see what we do after he’s settled in.

Rescuers searched for Mr. Hsin in the mountains for one day and one night. He was finally found on Thursday morning, at the bottom of a steep slope. He was rescued without further issues. Rescuers believe he may have accidentally slipped and fallen while hiking on the mountain.

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#mountain #missing #hiking #pingtung #bathroom

2026-10-15

Sudden sinkhole swallows crane wheel near construction site

A crane heading to a construction site had anything but a smooth ride to its destination after the ground collapsed under its wheels without a warning. The incident happened on Tuesday morning in New Taipei’s Zhonghe District. The sinkhole swallowed the crane’s front left wheel, leaving the vehicle tilting to one side. The hole itself was about 2m deep, with an opening of about 4m by 5m. Concrete trucks were immediately dispatched to the scene to fill up the cavity. Let’s hear more.

Nearby resident
Shocked at sinkhole
Just look at the gap! It’s so scary. I think it’s related to the metal plates, which are shaking all the time due to the construction. It’s so dangerous.

Chang Wei-chien
New Taipei City Councilor (DPP)
I’m worried about the sinkhole causing more damage. We hope the developer and relevant agencies will do something about this construction safety issue.

Chiu Ta-chang
Civil engineers association
The circular retainers may not have been waterproofed well enough. Since the basement has already been excavated to a depth of nearly 8m, it can’t really be considered safe. Repairs could take anywhere from one to two months.

A civil engineer says that the incident may have been caused by inadequate waterproofing in the retaining piles during the excavation of the basement. The process damaged an underground drainage culvert causing a leak that slowly washed away the ground beneath the road. The New Taipei Public Works Department has ordered construction to stop, and ordered ground-penetrating radar surveys of the surrounding roads. Work can only resume once the affected areas have been repaired and all safety checks are cleared.

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#sinkhole #engineer #civilengineering #erosion #crane

2026-10-13

Prosecutors seeking 5 years for man who punched commentator

Back in July, a Chinese national, linked to Hong Kong, gang assaulted Japanese political commentator Yaita Akio, after a speech in Taichung. The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office determined that the attack was a planned act of cross-border violence. Prosecutors indicted the attacker, surnamed Liao, on charges including assault and public intimidation, and are seeking the maximum sentence of five years in prison.

Voice of Lee Chun-yi
Prosecutor
The goal of this act of cross-border violence was to achieve a chilling effect. The operation was highly planned and organized to avoid investigations. Through cross-border violence and the following media coverage, the perpetrators sought to send a warning and silence others. We are seeking the maximum sentence of five years in prison.

Yaita Akio
Indo-Pacific Think Tank
The dentist told me nine teeth had been loosened. But I’m better now. I’m very grateful to the police and to the prosecutors for shedding light into what happened so quickly. As for the specific charges and proceedings, I respect the judgment of the relevant authorities. The fact that the perpetrators mobilized so many people and spent so much money shows that it wasn’t just about punching me once. They wanted to take away the courage of the people of Taiwan to speak out, to silence criticism of China. Countries around the world should cooperate and confront China’s use of this kind of repression.

The operation was paid for by an individual with the alias Chen Wei-hao, who has been linked to the Wo Shing Wo triad based in Hong Kong. Chen was allegedly angry at Yaita’s criticism of the CCP, and paid a group to organize the cross-border operation to intimidate him. The attacker, surnamed Liao, received HK$10,000, or about NT$40,500, to carry out the assault. Prosecutors say the act of cross-border repression aimed to threaten Taiwan’s democracy and freedom of speech. The investigation continues on whether there were additional masterminds and accomplices.

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#repression #silenced #yaitaakio #hongkong #triad

2026-10-06

Parents furious after son-in-law who killed daughters gets life sentence

A man who stabbed his wife and her sister to death last July was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. But the parents of the deceased, who have been left childless, say that it is not enough. The parents are furious at the court ruling, which states that there is insufficient evidence to prove that the killer had planned the murders. The case also falls short of the conditions to allow for a death sentence, which is reserved for crimes of the “most serious crimes.” Let’s hear more.

- I hope that we can sentence that devil to death in the second trial.
- Our two daughters were our hope.

Victims’ father
Furious at ruling
How many people does he have to kill? It’s what it says there! Our daughters were unjustly killed and that’s it? They were hacked to death.

Victims’ mother
Furious at ruling
He killed two people! How many should he have killed for it to count? Should he have wiped out our entire family? It was on a public road! Everyone saw what he did. He did all that, yet the court thinks he can be rehabilitated!

Ho Meng-lin
Lawyer not involved in case
When two lives have been taken in a completely irreversible way, and the criminal responsibility involved is extremely grave, I believe the justice system should not dilute the culpability of the crime simply because the offender may be capable of rehabilitation.

The killer in the case is Hsieh Wen-hsiung, who had a criminal record of domestic abuse. The double murder happened after he found out that his sister-in-law had urged his wife to divorce him. He first rammed his car into a scooter they were both riding, then pulled out a knife and stabbed them to death. But the judges say that the murders do not count as “most serious crimes,” as the rule only applies when at least three people have been killed. The victims’ family has appealed the ruling, saying they won’t stop until they find justice for their daughters.

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#crime #murder #deathpenalty #lifesentence #crime

2026-10-06

Scooter driver flies into ditch, tanker almost crushes rider

Two shocking crashes in Yilan have been caught on camera. One of them happened in Jiaoxi, where a scooter driver almost got trapped under the wheels of a turning truck. The other was in Yilan City, where a scooter rider was sent flying into an irrigation ditch filled with water after colliding with a car. He was sent to the hospital with broken bones. Let’s hear more.

Voice of Mr. Lin
Witnessed crash
The rider was probably unconscious already. The driver got out of the vehicle and went to check on him, and so did the passengers in the front and the back. They all got out to check if he was alright.

Voice of Chen Chuan-fa
Qizhang Borough Warden
There is ongoing road work to install a base for the traffic light, so the road was slightly narrowed. It may have affected visibility or something like that, leading to the collision.

The rider in Jiaoxi fell right next to the truck’s wheels and came dangerously close to being pulled underneath. Fortunately, the tanker driver slammed on the brakes, narrowly avoiding a much worse outcome. The rider was taken to the hospital and, thankfully, suffered only minor scrapes and bruises. Local residents say the intersection is a notorious accident hotspot, with many large trucks passing through every day. They are calling on authorities to improve traffic management and reroute some of the heavy vehicles to reduce the risk of further crashes.

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#yilan #irrigation #agriculture #rice #scooter

2026-10-06