A man surnamed Liao (廖) was arrested in New Taipei City last night on suspicion of killing his elderly parents on Saturday.
The parents, who ran a scallion pancake stall in the city’s Lujhou District (蘆洲), were found dead in their living room on Sunday, after police responded to a call from a family member who said she had not been able to reach the parents since Saturday evening, police said.
Witnesses said that the suspect was seen leaving his parents’ house in a hurry shortly after 9am on Saturday, police said.
Photo: Lu Yun-feng, Taipei Times
The father, 67, was stabbed 24 times, with the most severe injuries to his neck and hands, and each wound deep enough to reach the bone, police said.
The mother, 75, had been struck on the head with a heavy object, resulting in a severe skull depression, and had 13 stab wounds, all deep enough to expose the bone, police said.
Following surveillance footage, the police said they found Liao’s motorcycle in an alley in Sanchong District (三重), and discovered a machete in the bike’s compartment, which police said they suspected was the murder weapon.
At about 6pm yesterday, Liao was arrested by patrolling officers in Sinjhuang District (新莊).
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