In Taiwan, a 'Stalking Murder Case'... A Man in His 50s Killed by Disguising It as a Traffic Accident

A man in his 50s from Taiwan who stalked a woman in her 20s and killed her by disguising it as a traffic accident.
[Photo by Taiwan China Times]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] A man in his 50s from Taiwan has been arrested on charges of murdering a married woman in her 20s, whom he had been stalking, by disguising it as a traffic accident, Taiwanese media reported on the 11th (local time). In response, there is a growing call locally for the enactment of stalking-related laws.

According to local media, Huang Dongming (黃東明, 55), a man living in Pingtung (屛東) in southern Taiwan, was detained on the 10th on suspicion of killing Ms. Tseng (曾, 29) by staging a traffic accident.

Police investigations revealed that around 10 p.m. on the 8th, Huang began following Tseng, who was riding a motorcycle home from work, using a car borrowed from an acquaintance.

About 30 minutes later, at Dachang Road (大昌路) in Wantan (萬丹) Township, approximately 10 km from the city center, he collided with Tseng’s motorcycle from behind. He then forcibly placed Tseng, who was unable to move due to the impact, into the car and fled the scene.

Police, alerted by a witness’s report, identified through CCTV footage that the driver fled toward the city and abandoned the vehicle. Contacting the vehicle owner, they confirmed that Huang was the driver.

However, Huang surrendered himself to the police station on the morning of the 9th and caused confusion in the initial investigation by claiming that a traffic accident had occurred and that he put her in the car to save her.

Using the victim’s mobile phone location tracking, police found the deceased victim in an empty house about 50 meters from Huang’s residence around 1 p.m. on the 9th. Police estimate that the victim died from a brain hemorrhage caused by forced movement while in a dazed state due to the accident’s impact.

Following an autopsy of the victim and a search of Huang’s home, the police transferred Huang to the local prosecutor’s office on charges including murder and obstruction of freedom.

On the 10th, after two interrogations early in the morning, the Pingtung Prosecutor’s Office requested an arrest warrant from the local court, citing concerns over evidence tampering and flight risk.

Taiwanese prosecutors and police revealed that Huang had developed an interest in Tseng, an employee who kindly assisted him when he visited a mobile phone store as a customer, and had been sexually harassing and stalking her since February this year.

A friend of the victim stated that Tseng had reported Huang to the police for stalking, but due to insufficient laws, it was ineffective.

In response, women’s organizations urged the government to actively push for the enactment of stalking-related legislation.

Pan Yun (范雲), a legislator from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, stated that although the victim reported to the police, the lack of stalking laws and limitations of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act prevented protection, leading to this incident. She added, "The enactment of stalking-related laws is more than 20 years behind other countries," and pledged, "We will promptly legislate related laws within this session."

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