In the New Taipei double murder case, a man surnamed Xie was sentenced to two life sentences in the first instance. Internet celebrity Cheap questioned judicial standards

A double murder case that shocked society occurred in Tucheng, New Taipei Province last year. A man surnamed Xie was suspected of driving his car into his wife and sister-in-law on the street and then stabbed them to death, killing two people. On the 21st, the first instance was sentenced to two life sentences. After the verdict was revealed, Internet celebrity Cheap questioned the judicial sentencing standards in the community, saying bluntly, "Isn't this the most serious?" He also pointed out the issue of "two life sentences" that many people misunderstood.

Cheap said angrily today (22nd) that Xie Nan first knocked down his wife and sister-in-law with his car, and then attacked them with a knife after they fell to the ground. The wife was stabbed 7 times and the sister-in-law was stabbed 3 times. He also attacked his wife on the head with an aluminum rod, which ultimately led to the tragedy of both deaths. However, the court ultimately sentenced him to two life sentences and did not impose the death penalty, which Cheap said was difficult to understand.

In response to the court's determination that it did not meet the requirements for the death penalty, Cheap questioned one of the reasons for the verdict: the prosecutor could not prove that the defendant had a plan to kill two people in a row during the premeditation stage, so it did not meet the "most serious crime" standard. He asked, does it have to be written down in advance to be considered a premeditated crime? Regarding the court's opinion that the prosecution failed to prove that the defendant was at high risk of re-offending in the future, he even sarcastically said that it is necessary to wait until he is paroled to commit another crime to prove that he is at risk of re-offending?

In addition, Cheap also specifically mentioned the concept of "two life sentences" that is often misunderstood by the outside world. He pointed out that many people see "two life sentences" written in the news and think that it is equivalent to doubling the sentence, or even the so-called "super life sentence."

In fact, the New Taipei District People's Court pointed out that the prosecutors failed to prove that Xie Nan had a plan to kill two people in a row during the premeditation stage, nor that he was highly dangerous to commit murder again, and that he lacked the possibility of rehabilitation. Therefore, it was found that the "most serious criminal circumstances" requirement of the Constitutional Court's judgment was not met, and he was ultimately sentenced to two life sentences. After the verdict was released, not only the families of the victims found it difficult to accept, but there were also positive and negative opinions on the Internet.