Chiayi District Court opens proceedings against teenager over alleged poisoning
By Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with CNA
The Chiayi District Court on Wednesday opened proceedings against a teenager accused of poisoning a classmate with borax, a chemical component used in laundry detergent.
The second-year student at a junior-high school in Chiayi City is accused of poisoning her classmate on three occasions at a gym over a week in September last year, the court filing showed.
The judge should consider charges of attempted murder brought by the prosecutors against the student, the classmate’s mother told a news conference, adding that she had rejected the court’s suggestion that the involved parties should seek arbitration.