High Court overrules death sentence for convicted murdererStaff writer, with CNAThe Taiwan High Court yesterday overturned Wang Ping-hua’s (王秉華) death sentence for fatally stabbing a man and sentenced him to life in prison. Convicted murderer Wang Ping-hua is escorted by security officers at the Taiwan High Court yesterday. Photo: Wu Cheng-feng, Taipei TimesAfter the murder, Wang’s then-wife notified authorities and convinced her husband to turn himself in. High Court spokeswoman Lien Yu-chun (連育群) said that the district court had ruled that Wang’s surrender had been on the behest of his wife, and was therefore passive and not voluntary. As a result, Wang did not qualify for a lighter sentence, as the statute of self-surrender did not apply to his actions.

Source: Taipei Times January 20, 2022 04:01 UTC