Two weapons with traces of DNA from two victims in a suspected triple homicide case have been found at the home of lead suspect Chang Chieh-tsung (張介宗), the Kaohsiung Police Department said today.
In a breakthrough in the case, investigators found a serrated knife — similar to a steak knife sized 20cm by 10cm — with traces of blood that matched the first victim, a 71-year-old woman surnamed Lin (林) from Kaohsiung’s Nanzih District (楠梓), the department’s Forensic Science Center Director Hsieh Tung-ho (謝東和) told a news conference.
The knife’s serrated edge was also consistent with marks found on the victim’s remains, he added.
Photo: Huang Liang-chieh, Taipei Times
Additionally, a pair of 20cm-long scissors had traces of blood that were DNA-matched to both the suspect and the second identified victim, a 75-year-old woman from Zuoying District (左營) surnamed Chang (張), he said.
Meanwhile, investigators are continuing to search canals in Cianjhen District (前鎮), after members of the public reported finding what appeared to be human remains floating in the water behind the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center yesterday afternoon, investigators said.
The suspected remains have been sent to the Forensic Science Center for identification, they added.
More than 20 body parts have been recovered so far from the Kaohsiung Port Terminal No. 5 shipping channel and under Jingong Bridge (金鞏橋), they said.
They were identified as belonging to victims Lin and Chang, although no remains have been found for a suspected third victim, they added.
Additional reporting by CNA
Taiwan would benefit from more integrated military strategies and deployments if the US and its allies treat the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea as a “single theater of operations,” a Taiwanese military expert said yesterday. Shen Ming-shih (沈明室), a researcher at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research, said he made the assessment after two Japanese military experts warned of emerging threats from China based on a drill conducted this month by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theater Command. Japan Institute for National Fundamentals researcher Maki Nakagawa said the drill differed from the
‘WORSE THAN COMMUNISTS’: President William Lai has cracked down on his political enemies and has attempted to exterminate all opposition forces, the chairman said The legislature would motion for a presidential recall after May 20, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said yesterday at a protest themed “against green communists and dictatorship” in Taipei. Taiwan is supposed to be a peaceful homeland where people are united, but President William Lai (賴清德) has been polarizing and tearing apart society since his inauguration, Chu said. Lai must show his commitment to his job, otherwise a referendum could be initiated to recall him, he said. Democracy means the rule of the people, not the rule of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), but Lai has failed to fulfill his
A fugitive in a suspected cosmetic surgery fraud case today returned to Taiwan from Canada, after being wanted for six years. Internet celebrity Su Chen-tuan (蘇陳端), known as Lady Nai Nai (貴婦奈奈), and her former boyfriend, plastic surgeon Paul Huang (黃博健), allegedly defrauded clients and friends of about NT$1 billion (US$30.66 million). Su was put on a wanted list in 2019 when she lived in Toronto, Canada, after failing to respond to subpoenas and arrest warrants from the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office. Su arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 5am today on an EVA Air flight accompanied by a
A rally held by opposition parties yesterday demonstrates that Taiwan is a democratic country, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday, adding that if opposition parties really want to fight dictatorship, they should fight it on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) held a protest with the theme “against green communists and dictatorship,” and was joined by the Taiwan People’s Party. Lai said the opposition parties are against what they called the “green communists,” but do not fight against the “Chinese communists,” adding that if they really want to fight dictatorship, they should go to the right place and face
RSS