High Court raises teens’ sentences in school stabbing caseBy Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNAThe High Court today increased the sentences of two New Taipei City teenagers over the fatal school stabbing of a classmate to 12 years for the boy and 11 years for the girl. In the second trial in the case, the panel of judges said that the facts of the crime were clearly established. The parents of the victim of a fatal school stabbing, left and right, on March 7 appear with New Taipei City Councilor Shih Yi-yu, center, to question the case’s judicial process. The High Court said that it also considered the opinions of the victim’s family. The sentences should indeed have been heavier to restore justice, New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) said.

Source: Taipei Times December 23, 2025 09:59 UTC