Changzhao Elegy! 73-year-old woman commits suicide by cutting herself to death. Lawyer says she "planned to die together" and fights to avoid prison sentence

A 73-year-old woman surnamed Lin in Taichung City was under great physical and mental pressure due to her family's financial difficulties and having to take care of her bedridden husband alone for a long time. She asked her son surnamed Cai to help fulfill her last wish. After the mother and son went to a hiking trail in Dadu District, the woman Lin committed suicide with a knife. Cai Nan followed his mother's instructions and reached out to help. As a result, Lin's wife died of massive blood loss. The Taichung District Prosecutor's Office charged Cai Nan with the crime of orchestrating suicide. The Taichung District Court held a preparatory court today. Cai Nan confessed to the crime. The lawyer requested that he be exempted from the sentence because he "conspired to commit suicide" and requested that the trial be held before a national judge to avoid causing physical and mental harm to his father and son.

According to the prosecutor's investigation, the Cai family's financial situation has been poor for a long time. Lin's wife has been taking care of her bedridden husband for many years. She was exhausted physically and mentally and had the idea of ​​​​suicide. Cai could not bear the suffering of his mother, so he accompanied her to prepare relevant items at her mother's request. On the afternoon of March 3 this year, Cai first rode a motorcycle to a shopping mall on Dadu Youyuan Road to buy a fruit knife, and the next day he bought gold paper, suspected to be used as a farewell ceremony.

Then, at 1:30 a.m. on March 5, Cai Nan drove his mother to the entrance of a hiking trail in Dadu District. Mrs. Lin committed suicide with a knife. However, due to her old age and lack of physical strength, the injury was not fatal immediately. Cai Nan assisted her mother at her request. As a result, Mrs. Lin lost a lot of blood in her neck and lost her life on the spot. The Wuri branch police in the jurisdiction were reported to the scene and reported to the prosecutor for examination in accordance with the law.

The Taichung District Prosecutor's Office combined evidence such as the examination report, Cai Nan's confession, surveillance footage, purchase records, and evidence seized at the scene to determine that Cai Nan's involvement in the case was clear, and charged him with the crime of fabricated suicide. The entire case will be heard by a national judge.

The Taichung District Court held a hearing today. Cai Nan admitted the facts of the prosecutor's prosecution. The defender emphasized that the case was an internal family case. If the case was tried under the system of national judges participating in the trial and the relevant facts were made public to the society, Cai Nan's father would not only suffer physical and mental trauma, but it would also not contribute to social education. In addition, Mr. Cai has a young child from his previous marriage. If it is made public, it may cause harm to the child's body and mind, and he will not understand his father (Mr. Cai). Therefore, he requested that the case not be tried under civil law and instead be tried under ordinary procedures.

The judge sorted out the issues in the case, including sentencing, whether there were extenuating circumstances under Article 59 of the Criminal Code, whether to declare a suspended sentence, and whether national participation in the trial was not allowed pending review.