The traffic police officer who sustained serious injuries when a man attacked him on the street with a meat cleaver yesterday said he will not accept the suspect’s apology and will not forgive him.
Chang Chia-feng (張家逢), 34, remains hospitalized, but his condition has improved after undergoing emergency surgery for severe lacerations at the Far Eastern Medical Hospital in New Taipei City’s Banciao District (板橋).
Chang was allegedly attacked on Tuesday by Wu Chih-chan (吳志展) while on patrol in Banciao.
Photo copied by Hsieh Chieh-yu, Taipei Times
Wu’s son made a surprise visit to the hospital yesterday afternoon, and Chang’s family allowed him to enter Chang’s room to speak to him.
“My father knows he did wrong, and he will accept the punishment by the court,” the son said.
Wu’s son offered Chang an apology, but Chang reportedly refused to accept it.
According to family members, Chang said: “I refuse the apology, as offered by Wu’s son on behalf of his father. I shall not forgive Wu for what he did.”
Chang’s mother told journalists: “My son refused the apology, and did not want to talk further with the suspect’s family. It was because what Wu had done was too much, so we cannot forgive him.”
She said she was angry at the judge who initially allowed the suspect to be released on bail.
“If it was a member of the judge’s family who was slashed by a cleaver, with deep wounds, would he still let the suspect out on bail?” she said.
Surveillance cameras captured the attack on Chang.
Wu has said that he was angered because he had recently received six parking tickets.
News reports said that Wu is unemployed, but had recently worked as a teppanyaki chef, and used to be a pro bowler who won a medal at the Southeast Asian Games in 2001.
Premier Lin Chuan (林全) at a government meeting yesterday denounced the attack and called for the public to support law enforcers.
“We depend on the police to safeguard and protect public security for our society. We must condemn actions that challenge the authority and dignity of law enforcement officers,” he said.
The premier also instructed government agencies to enhance training and provide information and resources to enable police to carry out their duties. He also told them to procure better patrol duty gear.
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