Vietnamese NTU student armed with BB pistol, robbed convenience store and injured police officer, sentenced to 6 years and 6 months

Li Nan was arrested. (Photo by reporter Peng Jianli)

A 22-year-old Vietnamese man surnamed Li, who came to Taiwan to study at university, fired twice with a BB pistol at a convenience store in Zhunan Town, Miaoli County in October last year, stole two cans of drinks and escaped. When encountering the police, he resisted arrest with a knife, injuring a police officer's neck and nearly damaging his carotid artery. The Miaoli District Court heard that he was guilty of robbery with a weapon and attempted murder and was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in prison.

Li Nan originally studied at a university in Keelung and was a fan of survival games. When he was a senior last year, he was dropped out of school because he failed to complete the registration procedures. On the evening of October 1 last year, he took a train to Zhunan Station and walked to a supermarket about 6 kilometers away from the station. He held a BB pistol and threatened the clerk to open the safe. The clerk took advantage of the opportunity to escape from the store. Li shot 2 BB bullets in the back, hitting the clerk on the head and bruising him.

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Because Li Nan couldn't open the cash register, he took 2 cans of milk tea drinks from the refrigerator and escaped. The Zhunan Police Station received a report and requested the prosecutor's command to set up a task force to pursue him. On October 2 last year, they located Li Nan in Hot Wheels Park, Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, and went to round him up.

However, Li Nan resisted arrest with a folding knife, and a police officer was unable to dodge. He was cut on his right neck, almost injuring the carotid artery. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured after being sent to the hospital for treatment. However, Li Nan also took the opportunity to escape. The task force continued to pursue the investigation, and arrested Li Nan in Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City at around 6 pm on the 4th, and sent him to justice according to law.

The case was heard by the Miaoli District Court. The judge considered that Li Nan had suffered from schizophrenia for several years, and his behavior was affected by symptoms such as persecution delusions and auditory hallucinations due to the onset of the disease. He committed the crime of robbery and was sentenced to 3 years and 8 months in prison for the crime of robbery with a weapon. He also resisted arrest and injured the police with a knife. He was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 4 years in prison. Should be implemented for 6 years and 6 months. After the execution of the sentence is completed or pardon is completed, the offender shall be ordered to enter a corresponding place or be monitored in an appropriate manner for 6 months; and after the execution of the sentence is completed or pardon is completed, the offender shall be expelled from the country.

Li Nan used a BB pistol to commit the crime. (Photo by reporter Peng Jianli)