A Taiwanese doctor has been arrested on suspicion of killing his mistress in China more than a year ago. The suspect, who denies killing the woman, has been detained in Taipei.
Huang Lin-chieh (黃麟傑), an attending physician at the hematology and oncology division of the Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, reportedly used drugs to kill Qin Yanan (秦亞楠), 28, in Dalian in late 2009.
Qin was found dead in a hotel after checking in with Huang the previous day. Huang, a married man in his 40s, reportedly left the hotel and returned to Taiwan the same morning that the body was found.
According to one media report, Huang apparently drugged her, before smothering her with a pillow.
He was arrested on Monday when prosecutors carried out a search at his office.
The allegation that Huang used a sedative in the crime appears to be borne out by his colleagues at the hospital.
Huang stole 15 doses of the sedative hypnotic midazolam from the hospital, the center’s vice president, Hsieh Yen-yau (謝炎堯), said at a press briefing yesterday.
The center had started an investigation into how Huang was able to remove the drugs from the center without being noticed, he said.
The hospital suspended Huang on Monday and apologized for its lack of supervision of drugs, Hsieh added.
The case marks the first time police authorities in China have turned to their Taiwanese counterparts for help since the two sides of the Taiwan Strait signed an agreement on crime-fighting and mutual assistance on judicial affairs in 2009, the Taipei district attorney’s office said.
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