A man suspected of attacking a three-year-old Filipino girl and a Taiwanese man at Taipei Main Station in April was indicted today, the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office said.
The 41-year-old Taiwanese suspect, Lee Kun-jui (李坤瑞), first attacked a Taiwanese man surnamed Chen (陳) at about 2:07pm on April 25, kicking him in the abdomen in the Taipei Main Station lobby, the indictment said.
At about 2:24pm, Lee targeted the Filipino child at the same location, hitting her with his hands and causing her to fall, the indictment said.
Photo: Wu Sheng-ju, Taipei Times
Lee then kicked her twice while she was on the ground, resulting in bruises on her back and face, it said.
When the girl's mother picked her up, Lee attempted to attack the child again, but was stopped by onlookers, the indictment said.
Lee was arrested by police and held without bail.
It was determined that Lee had contravened the Child and Juvenile Welfare and Rights Protection Act (兒童及少年福利與權益保障法) and the Criminal Code, prosecutors said.
The indictment also includes assault charges, but does not extend to attempted murder as the evidence did not indicate a use of weapons in the attacks or the intent to kill, prosecutors said.
However, prosecutors said that they would seek the maximum punishment for Lee, given his violence against a child visiting Taiwan and the harm to the country's tourism image.
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