The Supreme Court's life-and-death debate in Kangjian Biotech's four-death case begins. The family of the deceased hopes for a speedy trial and a capital punishment.

Li Hongyuan, a man from Nantou County, committed a shooting incident at Kangjian Biotech in 2022, killing four and injuring one. After the Supreme Court revoked the death penalty and sent it back for a new trial, the Taichung High Court still sentenced him to death in the first instance. The case has been appealed for a third time recently. The Supreme Court held a preparatory court today. The family members of the deceased, accompanied by lawyers and the chairman of the Association for Equality of Life, went to the door of the Supreme Court to hold a press conference to express their demands. They hope that the court can quickly try Li Nan and impose the death penalty.

Liu Weihua, a family member of the deceased, said that she hopes the media will report loudly on behalf of the family, and does not want other Taiwanese people to suffer the same tragic death. She also hopes that the court can speed up the trial so that they can start their lives again.

Lai Yanhe, the son of the deceased Lai Minnan, issued a statement through lawyer Wei Yilong, saying that his father and family members were brutally killed by the defendant, and the method was very cruel. In addition to being deeply saddened, I and my family are deeply saddened. In order to prevent social disorder and violence from increasing, we hereby call on the judiciary to effectively achieve justice and impose capital punishment on the defendant to calm people's hearts, maintain social order, and protect kind people.

The suspect in this case, Li Hongyuan, used to work at Caotun Kangjian Biotechnology Company in Nantou. Because he believed that he was bullied by his employer and colleagues, he prepared 3 pistols, 185 rounds of ammunition, and handcuffs and broke into the company on July 14, 2022. He shot at the company leader Lai Minnan, his brother, his daughter, the section chief surnamed Liu, and the female administrative director surnamed Zhang. In the end, only Lai Minnan survived.

After the case was appealed to the third trial for the first time, regarding the three death penalty parts, the Supreme Court issued the "113-Year Constitutional Judgment No. 8" of the Constitutional Court, holding that the death penalty judgment must identify the possibility of the defendant's rehabilitation and education, and should be sentenced one by one. The original trial did not impose separate sentencing, so the death penalty sentence was revoked and remanded for a new trial.

During the first trial of the Taichung High School Branch, the Nantou Caotun Sanatorium was commissioned to make an appraisal report on the possibility of rehabilitative education. Although the conclusion showed that it was possible for Li to return to society, the prosecutor believed that the appraisal report was flawed in terms of method, basis, materials, and validity period, so it should be discarded.

The first instance held that the three murders committed by Li Hongyuan were all carried out with "execution-style shooting", which was an extremely cruel crime. It not only directly deprived the victim of his life, but also caused the family to suffer lifelong pain that is difficult to heal. It is fully consistent with the situation described by the Constitutional Court as "the most serious crime in each case".

The first instance pointed out that Li Hongyuan's character, intelligence, living conditions and attitude after the crime were not sufficient reasons for a lighter sentence, nor could it be reasonably expected that after correction and education, he could reduce the risk of committing the most serious crimes of the same type again. It was determined that it was necessary to deprive him of his right to life and permanently isolate him from society. After deliberation, the three judges unanimously decided that three death sentences should be imposed.