
AI-generated summary
This case originated from the neck-cutting murder case of a junior high school student in New Taipei City that occurred on Christmas Day in 2023. Lin had a dispute with her classmates over a minor incident. A boy named Guo stabbed a classmate named Yang to death. The girl named Lin was found guilty of abetting the crime. The two were sentenced to 12 and 11 years in prison respectively.
The New Taipei Junior High School student's neck-slitting case that has attracted the attention of the whole Taiwan. The civil damages lawsuit is still under trial in the court. Lin Yuexue, a lawyer appointed by the Legal Aid Foundation of the boy named Guo (Gan Ge) involved in the case, raised a number of questions to the victim's family and issued a second article. The controversial remarks attacking Li Huixuan, the lawyer appointed by the Yang family, triggered criticism from netizens. In addition to the attacks, netizens also flooded negative reviews on Lin Yuexue's law firm. It has also been renamed "Lin Yuexue Parking Lot" on Google Maps.
This case originated from the neck-cutting murder case of a junior high school student in New Taipei City that occurred on Christmas Day in 2023. Lin had a dispute with her classmates over a minor incident. A boy named Guo stabbed a classmate named Yang to death. The girl named Lin was found guilty of abetting the crime. The two were sentenced to 12 and 11 years in prison respectively.
In the civil compensation part, the parents and sister of the young boy surnamed Yang requested compensation for damages such as alimony and spiritual comfort. Among them, Yang's father asked for more than 7.23 million yuan, Yang's mother asked for more than 6.62 million yuan, and Yang's sister asked for more than 7.92 million yuan, for a total compensation of more than 21.77 million yuan. However, during the trial, the two sides had a heated exchange of words over the offense and defense of the lawsuit. The family of the boy surnamed Yang requested alimony, while the defense requested an investigation into the family's property status.
Defense lawyer Lin Yuexue demanded an inventory of the deceased Yang Chengxun's family property, and even questioned the Yang family's donation of 5 million yuan in charity donations as scholarships and bursaries as a "deliberate transfer of assets." Lin Yuexue even called Li Huixuan, the lawyer for the victim's family, "a disgrace to the legal profession" after the trial. The civil court was held again on the 14th of this month. Lin Yuexue still questioned the Yang family's deliberate reduction of assets through donations, and once again accused Li Huixuan of being "a disgrace to the legal profession."
Yang’s father was also dissatisfied and said that if the liability for compensation still depends on the financial resources of the victim’s family, does it mean that if the child of the richest man in the country is killed, the perpetrator does not have to pay even a dime? Yang's father also emphasized that this donation was raised through the New Taipei City Government's Love Platform. The family never wanted to make a fortune from the death of their son, so they donated 5 million yuan to Qingshui High School to establish scholarships and bursaries, hoping to help poor students and prevent others from going astray.
After Lin Yuexue's controversial words and deeds were exposed, netizens started searching for her. The name of her law firm was changed by netizens, and she received negative one-star reviews. "Look at the shame of a lawyer." ”, “Can the donation be deducted from the perpetrator’s compensation? Is there an error in the news?”
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The court will make a ruling on the civil damages lawsuit in the next few months and may adjust the amount of compensation demanded by the families of the victims.
Likely · Within months
The Lawyers Association or judicial authorities may launch an investigation into Lin Yuexue's words and deeds to assess whether they violate lawyers' ethical standards.
Possible · Within weeks

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