Taichung, Dec. 30 (CNA) Two men convicted over the death of a teacher 19 years ago were exonerated Thursday after the Taiwan High Court overturned guilty verdicts handed out in 2012.
Two men convicted over the death of a teacher 19 years ago were exonerated yesterday after the Taiwan High Court overturned guilty verdicts from 2012.
Wang Chi-cheng (王淇政) and Hung Shih-wei (洪世緯) were presented with flowers by family and friends outside the High Court’s Taichung branch after they were found not guilty of murdering after-school care center teacher Chen Chi-hsuan (陳琪瑄) in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2002.
Statements by witnesses were inconsistent and could not prove that the two men had worked together to murder Chen, the court said, adding that Hung and Chen were not friends at the time
Taichung earlier this month announced the winners of its occupational health and safety photography contest, organized annually to draw attention to workplace safety.
The 14 winners of the contest represent the best of many submissions across Taiwan, Taichung Labor Affairs Bureau Director-General Chang Ta-chun (張大春) said.
The contest has become a unique facet of Taichung’s culture of occupational safety, Chang said.
Photography can encapsulate the immense exertion expended to complete any number of jobs, as well as workers’ brave defiance of these challenges, he said.
It can also arouse public concern over occupational safety, which can in turn help to improve work environments, he