A habitual thief in Taichung drove a Mercedes into a house and stole cash and gold jewelry. The second trial increased the sentence and the sentence was commuted to 1 year and 6 months.

A Taichung man surnamed Huang is a habitual thief and used car dealer. In March this year, he drove a Mercedes to a house in Changhua to steal cash and gold jewelry. In the first instance, he was convicted of aggravated theft and sentenced to one year in prison. The judge of the High Court of Appeal held that Mr. Huang was a repeat offender of theft, and that he went to the KTV hotel to sing and spend money on the night of the theft. Afterwards, he withdrew all his post office deposits, but failed to compensate the victim. He revoked the original verdict and changed the sentence to one year and June, and the whole case was confirmed.

The verdict pointed out that at around 2 p.m. on March 13, a man named Huang drove a Mercedes-Benz to the residence of a woman named Jiang in Xiushui Township, Changhua. He first asked his next-door neighbor if anyone lived there. After the neighbor left, he broke in with a small pair of scissors and broke into the door lock, stealing a 13,600 yuan red envelope. He also used a screwdriver to break a jewelry box and steal a gold necklace and three gold rings. After he succeeded, he drove away.

After receiving the report, the police arrested Mr. Huang. During the trial at the Changhua District Court, Mr. Huang confessed to the crime and was sentenced to one year in prison for aggravated theft. The prosecutor thought it was too lenient and appealed to the second trial.

During the trial at the Taichung High Branch, Huang confessed to the crime and said that he used the stolen gold jewelry to pay off a debt of 200,000 yuan. He hoped that he could be released on bail and would sell the Mercedes-Benz to repay the victim.

Taichung Higher Branch believes that Mr. Huang carried a murder weapon, broke through doors and windows, and invaded the house. He committed theft for three aggravated reasons. The crime was serious and serious. He went to a KTV in Fengyuan that night to sing and spend money. The deposit of more than 200,000 yuan in the post office account was also continuously withdrawn after being detained. In the end, only 169 yuan was left. He was suspected of being out of work.

The victim even denounced, "He squandered the things he had saved for 30 years. At least 6 taels of my gold were stolen. The sentence of only one year is too light. Is this reasonable? I hope the sentence can be heavier."

The judge of the Taichung High Court believed that Mr. Huang had been in and out of prison frequently for theft cases since 2006. He was most recently released from prison on January 16, 2026. He committed the crime again less than 2 months after he was released from prison. After stealing the gold jewelry, he used it to pay off the debt that night and went to a KTV for consumption and entertainment.