8-year-old
girl in Taipei
2015/05/30 12:34:47
By Liu Chien-pang and Jay
Chen
Taipei , May 30 (CNA) A second-grader who was knifed at
an elementary school in Taipei
City
The
8-year-old girl, who was identified only by her surname Liu, had been in
critical[2] condition since she was rushed to
Taipei Veterans General Hospital (台北榮民總醫院) early Friday evening.
On Saturday
morning, the hospital notified[3] the Liu family that doctors were
ceasing[4] their attempts to revive the girl. She
was expected to be officially pronounced[5] dead shortly afterwards.
Liu was found
bleeding from her neck and unconscious[6] on the floor of a toilet. She was
without a heartbeat on arrival at the hospital but doctors managed to restore
some vital signs[7] with surgery although she was never
out of the woods[8].
The suspect,
a 29-year-old man who was identified as Kung Chung-an (龔重安), alerted[9] the police shortly after the attack
and was apprehended[10] near the crime scene at Wenhua
Elementary School (文化國小).
In the attack
that sent shock waves across society, the girl was slashed[11] twice in the throat with a knife,
which severed[12] or damaged her trachea[13] and carotid[14] arteries[15],
according to the police.
Preliminary[16] questioning[17] by the police indicated that the
suspect picked his victim simply because she was alone and out of her classroom.
He allegedly[18] followed her into the toilet, where he
grabbed her from behind and cut her throat.
The man, who
took time off his work as a courier[19],
told the police that he was driven to[20] perpetrate[21] the act by the voices inside his head.
The man is an alumnus[22] of the school in Beitou District (北投區), northern Taipei.
On Saturday
morning, prosecutors[23] were asking a court judge to detain[24] the suspect to prevent him from fleeing[25].
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201505300003.aspx
Structure of the Lead：
- WHO- A second-grader
- WHAT- was knifed
- WHERE- at an elementary school in
Taipei City
- HOW- died of her wounds
- WHEN- Saturday
- WHY- not given
Keywords：
8-year-old
girl in Taipei
2015/05/30 12:34:47
By Liu Chien-pang and Jay
Chen
The
8-year-old girl, who was identified only by her surname Liu, had been in
critical[2] condition since she was rushed to
Taipei Veterans General Hospital (台北榮民總醫院) early Friday evening.
On Saturday
morning, the hospital notified[3] the Liu family that doctors were
ceasing[4] their attempts to revive the girl. She
was expected to be officially pronounced[5] dead shortly afterwards.
Liu was found
bleeding from her neck and unconscious[6] on the floor of a toilet. She was
without a heartbeat on arrival at the hospital but doctors managed to restore
some vital signs[7] with surgery although she was never
out of the woods[8].
The suspect,
a 29-year-old man who was identified as Kung Chung-an (龔重安), alerted[9] the police shortly after the attack
and was apprehended[10] near the crime scene at Wenhua
Elementary School (文化國小).
In the attack
that sent shock waves across society, the girl was slashed[11] twice in the throat with a knife,
which severed[12] or damaged her trachea[13] and carotid[14] arteries[15],
according to the police.
Preliminary[16] questioning[17] by the police indicated that the
suspect picked his victim simply because she was alone and out of her classroom.
He allegedly[18] followed her into the toilet, where he
grabbed her from behind and cut her throat.
The man, who
took time off his work as a courier[19],
told the police that he was driven to[20] perpetrate[21] the act by the voices inside his head.
The man is an alumnus[22] of the school in Beitou District (北投區), northern Taipei.
On Saturday
morning, prosecutors[23] were asking a court judge to detain[24] the suspect to prevent him from fleeing[25].
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201505300003.aspx
Structure of the Lead：
- WHO- A second-grader
- WHAT- was knifed
- WHERE- at an elementary school in
- HOW- died of her wounds
- WHEN- Saturday
- WHY- not given
Keywords：
[1] intruder：侵入者
[2] critical ：危急的
[3] notify：通知
[4] cease：停止
[5] pronounce：宣判
[6] unconscious：昏迷的、無意識的
[7] vital sign：生命跡象
[8] out of woods：脫離險境
[9] alert：驚動
[10] apprehend ：拘押
[11] slash：砍
[12] sever：切斷
[13] trachea：氣管
[14] carotid：頸動脈的
[15] artery：血管
[16] preliminary：初步的
[17] questioning：懷疑
[18] allegedly：據說
[19] courier：快遞人員
[20] be driven to：被…驅使
[21] perpetrate：犯(法)
[22] alumnus：校友
[23] prosecutor：原告
[24] detain：扣押
[25] flee：逃跑
[1] intruder：侵入者
[2] critical ：危急的
[3] notify：通知
[4] cease：停止
[5] pronounce：宣判
[6] unconscious：昏迷的、無意識的
[7] vital sign：生命跡象
[8] out of woods：脫離險境
[9] alert：驚動
[10] apprehend ：拘押
[11] slash：砍
[12] sever：切斷
[13] trachea：氣管
[14] carotid：頸動脈的
[15] artery：血管
[16] preliminary：初步的
[17] questioning：懷疑
[18] allegedly：據說
[19] courier：快遞人員
[20] be driven to：被…驅使
[21] perpetrate：犯(法)
[22] alumnus：校友
[23] prosecutor：原告
[24] detain：扣押
[25] flee：逃跑
I feel so painful and uncomfortable when I image the girl's feeling that after she got a such big wound. The little girl must be scared for awhile, hoping someone can save her......
回覆刪除This event shows a serious problem: campus safety may not be done well, so even the suspect intruded school, nobody discovered him.
I am so astonished by this news! I remember this news but I didn't know the truth and the condition was so terrible and objectionable. The little girl was pathetic, but the news also let us notice that the school's security system was so loose. We should be more careful about who enter the school( as there are more and more opened campus) and avoid to let children be alone.
回覆刪除I am so sorry to hear about it. I even cannot image how much painful the little girl can endure. It is a very serious problem for today's society, everyone only think about themselves, never think others' feeling. In addition, campus not always safe at everywhere, so no matter who should be careful anytime.
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