New Taipei Woman Abused to Death by Temple Founder, Husband, Brother
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- A temple founder, her associate, and the victim's husband have been ordered to pay over NT$4.44 million in damages for the death of a devout follower.
- The 70-year-old founder, Han Yizhen, along with Zhong Cai and the victim's husband, Lin Qingping, allegedly abused and beat the woman, leading to her death from aspiration after vomiting.
- The court found a causal link between the assault and the victim's death.
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A 70-year-old temple founder, Han Yizhen, allegedly used her position to repeatedly punish and extort money from a devout follower, identified as Ms. Zhong. This abuse escalated in 2023 when Han, along with the victim's husband Lin Qingping and brother Zhong Cai, allegedly beat the victim severely, leading to her death.
新北市樹林「無極慈玄堂」70多歲創辦人韓宜蓁,常藉故鍾姓女信徒「說謊、做錯事」,多次處罰並從鍾女身上斂財,2023年間,韓婦更夥同死者丈夫林慶平及哥哥鍾財,聯手對死者處以「杖罰」等處罰,將鍾女虐死,一審法院於去年間依傷害致死罪判處韓婦13年2個月、林慶平4年及鍾財8年6月,被害者子女提訴求償合計1661萬餘元,新北地院審理後判決韓、鍾2人連帶賠償合計444萬餘元。
據了解,鍾女因母親關係結識韓婦,如同韓的乾女兒,因成為無極慈玄堂的虔誠信徒,常以「創辦人、師父」尊稱韓女;未料,韓婦卻假托宗教,常以鍾女「說謊、做錯事」等情予以「處罰」,態樣包括:掃把或竹子杖罰消業障、搬樹、搬花盆、罰跪、七星劍劈背等。
更扯的是,韓婦動輒「罰錢」,死者疑因此被罰超過300多萬元,只好拿房產抵押貸款繳交罰金,不僅如此,韓婦還命鍾女不可跟林男說話、傳訊、寫字溝通,讓鍾女完全孤立;至於鍾女雖常被罰,但始終深信韓婦,例如她曾傳訊說:「創辦人,妳處處為我求為我做,我竟然把恩人當仇人,忘恩負義,不知感恩珍惜,我真的愧對妳一輩子,我罪孽深重」等。
未料,2023年4月1日晚間9時許,韓婦再度處罰鍾女,先是拿掃把柄打她,並命在場的鍾財持掃把柄打鍾女並掌摑;隨後,韓婦又將掃把柄交給剛到場的林男:「做先生的,看要怎麼處理」,林男接過手後即毆打鍾女頭、手、腳、身體、肩膀等部位,把她打到癱倒在地,並未送醫。
隔日,鍾女隔日進食後因暈眩而噁心、嘔吐,且因虛弱躺臥於宮廟地舖上,氣道因誤吸入胃內容物而窒息,呼吸衰竭而死亡;韓女犯案後命林男一肩扛下,再命其子拆監視器滅證,直到檢方突破林男後,才發現韓等人涉案,她否認犯行,甚至曾當檢察官面斥責死者「白目」。
被害者子女合計向韓、鍾2人提訴求償1661萬餘元,韓婦辯稱她只有對被害者施以象徵性教導行為,例如打手掌、手臂,死者死亡與她無關;鍾財則辯稱因當日為了阻止妹妹亂發毒誓,才打她巴掌,意在規勸她盡早回家,但妹妹寧受處罰仍不願返家,他便順手以掃把柄責打四肢數下,妹妹所受傷勢輕微,不足以致死,體表挫傷及肋骨骨折均與嘔吐關連性不大。
法官綜合相關證據後判定,2人確實有聯手毆打被害者,死者因而立即陷於暈眩、虛弱而不能自理狀態,意識與吞嚥能力均受影響,進而導致進食後噁心、嘔吐,且因虛弱僅能躺臥在床,誤吸入胃內容物而窒息死亡,被害者死亡結果與3人共同傷害行為間具有相當因果關係,判決韓、鍾賠償死者子女扶養費、喪葬費、精神慰撫金等合計444萬餘元。
Offene Fragen
- What was the exact nature of the 'religious teachings' that justified the punishments?
- Were there other victims of similar abuse at the temple?
- What led to the victim's continued devotion despite the abuse?
- What is the current status of Lin Qingping's sentence and his financial situation?





