Lee Hung-yuan (李鴻淵) was sentenced to death yesterday over the execution-style killing of four people in Nantou County last year, but the ruling can be appealed.
Lee confessed to the crime during the trial at the Nantou District Court.
Lee’s actions were premeditated and his killing of Lai Chih-ching (賴鋕卿), who inadvertently entered the murder site in Caotun Township (草屯), demonstrated Lee’s cold-bloodedness and inhumanity, making him eligible for capital punishment, prosecutors said.
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Lai was the brother of Lai Min-nan (賴敏男), the sole survivor of the incident.
In a previous ruling on Jan. 17, Lai Yu-lung (賴裕隆), who purchased the murder weapon and helped Lee hide after the incident, was sentenced to four years and two months in prison.
The killings occurred on July 14 last year at Kang Jian Biotech Co, a developer of mushroom and fungus ingredients for traditional Chinese medicines.
Lee, a former employee of the company, shot five people with a modified T75 handgun, investigators said.
Lai Chih-ching, Lai Min-nan’s daughter, a section head surnamed Liu (劉) and an accountant surnamed Chang (張) died.
When detained the day after the incident, Lee told police that they were “revenge killings” due to old grievances.
Company employees said he had an argument with a supervisor over the improper handling of machinery eight years ago.
Lee quit his job soon after and a few weeks later, the supervisor was assaulted by a man wielding a metal bar, believed to be Lee.
Additional reporting by Jason Pan
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