Week two - The throat-cut of an elementary school girl (國小女童割喉案)
A 29-year-old man surnamed Kung (龔) was arrested on May 29, 2015 after an attack at an elementary school in Taipei in which an eight-year-old girl’s throat was cut.
Police said preliminary investigations suggest Kung entered the grounds of Wen-Hua Elementary School (文化國小) in Taipei’s Beitou District (北投) at about 4pm, before walking up four flights of stairs to the girls’ restroom, pulling out a knife when he saw the girl about to enter the restroom and allegedly slashing her twice across the throat.
The girl was found lying in a pool of blood and was rushed to hospital, while Kung remained at the scene and was detained by police.
An angry crowd gathered outside the police station and attempted to beat Kung as he stepped out of the police car. The police managed to hold back the crowd and took him into the station.
There was conflicting information about Kung’s supposed motive, with some sources saying that he was enraged after being unable to find work for four months, while others said that Kung was upset after being scolded by his mother and brother for not visiting his cancer-stricken father in hospital on Thursday.
Department of Education Commissioner Tang Chih-min (湯志民) said that because schools are “open” as a matter of policy, it is difficult to keep tabs on everyone entering school grounds.
However, he said that more could be done to improve schoolground security, including addressing security camera “blind spots.”
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/05/30/2003619485
Structure of the Lead：
WHO- The murder and an elementary school girl.
WHEN- May 29, 2015
WHAT- The murder killed an elementary school girl by cutting her throat.
WHY- some sources saying that he was enraged after being unable to find work for four months, while others said that Kung was upset after being scolded by his mother and brother for not visiting his cancer-stricken father in hospital on Thursday.
WHERE- Wen-Hua Elementary School in Taipei’s Beitou District.
HOW- Police said preliminary investigations suggest the murder entered the elementary school at about 4 p.m., before walking up four flights of stairs to the girls’ restroom, pulling out a knife when he saw the girl about to enter the restroom and allegedly slashing her twice across the throat.
Keywords :
1. preliminary初步的
2. allegedly指稱
3. flashing閃爍
4. attempt企圖
5. conflict衝突
6. supposed假想的
7. motive動機
8. enrage激怒
9. cancer-stricken 罹患癌症
10. blind spots盲點
Why one can be so brutal to kill a girl? How to make the soul of poor girl peace? A death penalty should be given to these kind of people to recall the last slight of conscience. Only a second is enough. He should regrets what he has done. Taiwan society should teach him a lesson, shouldn't it ?
回覆刪除"The society is getting sick.", this is the only thing I want to say after I read this news report. Nowadays, more and more people want to do something to attract people's attention, and the fast way is to do something horrible. Whatever the reason why they do such a thing, the people they aim to are innocent, and they should pay full responsibility for what they have done.
回覆刪除Now days has too many strange people, and they didn't think they are wrong is most ridiculous of all. A little girl, having beautiful future, will never complete what she wants to do. So sorrowful to known, and I am curiosity didn't the murder has any conscience?
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