New Taipei City police were yesterday looking for a man, surnamed Wu (吳), who is suspected of murdering his two children at their residence in the city’s Taishan District (泰山).
On Sunday, first responders were called to the scene by Wu’s estranged wife, who had entered the apartment in search of their children, after he failed to return them as per their custodial agreement and to respond to her calls, the New Taipei City Police Department said.
The bodies of the children, a girl of 10 and a boy of seven, were found respectively on the top and bottom bunk of a bunk bed, each with a blanket pulled over their faces, police said.
Although the exact cause of death is pending until autopsies could be performed, preliminary examinations indicate that the children had died of suffocation, police said yesterday.
Footage reviewed by investigators showed that Wu left their house alone on a scooter earlier that night and his mobile phone was switched off, they said.
In the following hours, Wu hailed a taxi and proceeded north to Cianshueiwan (淺水灣) in Sanjhih Township (三芝), where he was last seen walking toward the beach, police said.
Law-enforcement authorities have broadened the search for the man to include nearby areas, such as Tamsui (淡水) and Linkou (林口) districts, police said, urging Wu to surrender.
The first global hotel Keys Selection by the Michelin Guide includes four hotels in Taiwan, Michelin announced yesterday. All four received the “Michelin One Key,” indicating guests are to experience a “very special stay” at any of the locations as the establishments are “a true gem with personality. Service always goes the extra mile, and the hotel provides much more than others in its price range.” Of the four hotels, three are located in Taipei and one in Taichung. In Taipei, the One Key accolades were awarded to the Capella Taipei, Kimpton Da An Taipei and Mandarin Oriental Taipei. Capella Taipei was described by
The Taichung District Court yesterday confirmed its final ruling that the marriage between teenage heir Lai (賴) and a man surnamed Hsia (夏) was legally invalid, preventing Hsia from inheriting Lai’s NT$500 million (US$16.37 million) estate. The court confirmed that Hsia chose not to appeal the civil judgement after the court handed down its ruling in June, making the decision final. In the June ruling, the court said that Lai, 18, and Hsia, 26, showed “no mutual admiration before the marriage” and that their interactions were “distant and unfamiliar.” The judge concluded that the couple lacked the “true intention of
EVA Airways today confirmed the death of a flight attendant on Saturday upon their return to Taiwan and said an internal investigation has been launched, as criticism mounted over a social media post accusing the airline of failing to offer sufficient employee protections. According to the post, the flight attendant complained of feeling sick on board a flight, but was unable to take sick leave or access medical care. The crew member allegedly did not receive assistance from the chief purser, who failed to heed their requests for medical attention or call an ambulance once the flight landed, the post said. As sick
INDUSTRY: Beijing’s latest export measures go beyond targeting the US and would likely affect any country that uses Chinese rare earths or related tech, an academic said Taiwanese industries could face significant disruption from China’s newly tightened export controls on rare earth elements, as much of Taiwan’s supply indirectly depends on Chinese materials processed in Japan, a local expert said yesterday. Kristy Hsu (徐遵慈), director of the Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center at the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, said that China’s latest export measures go far beyond targeting the US and would likely affect any country that uses Chinese rare earths or related technologies. With Japan and Southeast Asian countries among those expected to be hit, Taiwan could feel the impact through its reliance on Japanese-made semi-finished products and
RSS