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Taiwan Man Jailed for Assaulting Wife and Mother-in-Law Over Camera Memory Card

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A man in Taiwan was sentenced to 50 days in jail for assaulting his wife and mother-in-law during a dispute over a security camera memory card.
  • The incident occurred when the man tried to grab the memory card, leading to a physical altercation where he allegedly pushed his wife's head into a toilet bowl.
  • His mother-in-law intervened and was bitten on the arm by the man, resulting in the conviction for assault.

A dispute over a security camera memory card escalated into a violent domestic incident in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, resulting in injuries to a wife and her mother.

Huang, the defendant, reportedly clashed with his wife over the memory card. During the altercation, he allegedly forced her head into a toilet bowl. His mother-in-law, hearing the commotion, attempted to intervene and rescue her daughter. In the process, she was bitten on the arm by Huang.

What was recorded? In order to snatch the surveillance camera memory card, a violent struggle led to the wife and mother-in-law being injured.

— HeadlineThe headline of the article.

Following the mother and daughter's report to the police, Huang was arrested and subsequently indicted on assault charges. A court initially sentenced him to 40 days for each of the two offenses, totaling 50 days. He was given the option to pay a fine equivalent to 1000 New Taiwan dollars per day.

During the trial, Huang admitted to arguing with his wife but claimed they both fell onto the toilet, attributing his wife's injuries to the fall. He also stated that he bit his mother-in-law in self-defense when she grabbed him from behind. However, the High Court in Kaohsiung rejected his defense, finding his testimony unreliable based on the evidence presented. The sentence is now final.

Huang was sentenced to 50 days in prison for assault, which can be commuted to a fine.

— Article TextThe article text states the final sentence.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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