Yangming Jiaotong University professor stabbed brother-in-law more than 50 times and charged with domestic violence and homicide

In July this year, a musical instrument murder occurred in the East District of Hsinchu City that shocked the local area. The whole case was investigated by the Hsinchu District Prosecutor's Office. The prosecutor determined that Lin Shichun, an American and a professor at Yangming Jiaotong University, had a long-standing grudge against the victim named Ji, who was his brother-in-law, over family assets and daily affairs. He actually purchased a tactical bayonet online and premeditated the attack, resulting in Ji's tragic death with at least 50 stabs in his body. The Hsinchu District Prosecutor's Office today (12th) launched a public prosecution against Lin Nan on suspicion of domestic violence and homicide. The whole case will be transferred to the Hsinchu District Court for trial in accordance with the Civil Judge Act.

The prosecutor's investigation revealed that Lin Nan and the victim Ji Nan are brothers-in-law, and legally have the status of family members under the Domestic Violence Prevention and Control Act. However, Lin Nan has been dissatisfied with Ji Nan for a long time due to the distribution of assets of his spouse and family and daily chores. The resentment between the two parties has deepened but has never been resolved. Lin Nan finally had murderous intentions and decided to kill him.

The indictment pointed out that on July 12 this year, Lin Nan first purchased a HaNK brand M9 stainless steel tactical bayonet with a total length of about 32 centimeters and a blade of 19.6 centimeters through an online shopping platform as the murder weapon. At about 2 p.m. that day, Lin Nan drove alone to the vicinity of Ji Nan's music classroom in the East District of Hsinchu City. After parking the vehicle in a parking space on the roadside, he immediately put on white gloves on his hands, put the hidden tactical bayonet into his handbag, and walked to the music classroom with an umbrella.

At about 2:45 in the afternoon, Lin Nan arrived at the music classroom. Seeing that Nori Nan was talking to a client at the time, he waited calmly aside. As soon as the conversation ended, Lin Nan immediately pulled out the tactical bayonet in his handbag and stepped forward to slash and stab Norio violently. Even though Nori Nan fell to the ground and lost the ability to resist after being attacked, Lin Nan did not stop and continued to brutally cut Nori Nan's neck with a knife and stabbed his chest and abdomen multiple times.

This attack caused Norio to suffer at least 50 stab wounds all over his body. Among them, the neck was hit continuously and severely, causing the major blood vessels in the neck to be severed, causing severe hemorrhagic shock. Norio lost all signs of life on the spot and died tragically in the music classroom he ran.

The case was jointly investigated by the Hsinchu District Prosecutor’s Office chief prosecutor Huang Zhenlun, prosecutors Xu Dawei and Li Ziyi, commanding the Second Branch of the Hsinchu City Police Department. After reviewing the evidence in the entire case, the prosecutor determined that the defendant surnamed Lin was involved in domestic violence homicide under Article 2, Item 2 of the Domestic Violence Prevention and Control Act and Article 271, Item 1 of the Criminal Law, and the evidence of the crime was clear. Considering that this case is a felony that resulted in death due to an intentional crime, the Hsinchu District Prosecutor's Office officially initiated a public prosecution in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law and the Civil Judge Act today, and the entire case was transferred to the Hsinchu District Court, and will subsequently be handed over to the National Judge's Court for trial.