By Jason Pan / Staff reporterThe Supreme Court yesterday upheld a life sentence handed to Chen Po-chien （陳伯謙）, 40, for the rape and murder of a woman at Taipei’s Huashan Creative Park （華山創意園區） in 2018.
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a life sentence handed to Chen Po-chien (陳伯謙), 40, for the rape and murder of a woman at Taipei’s Huashan Creative Park (華山創意園區) in 2018.
Due to the viciousness of the crime, which included dismembering the body and disposing of it on Yangmingshan (陽明山), and lack of remorse, the Taipei District Court in its first ruling in August 2019 imposed the maximum death penalty.
The High Court in April last year overturned the ruling, instead sentencing Chen to life in prison.
Seeking capital punishment, the victim’s family appealed, resulting in yesterday’s Supreme Court verdict, which is final and
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A trial run of a flower cold chain covering Taiwan has been completed and is ready for use, but the additional costs would be reflected in prices, the Taipei Flower Market said on Thursday.
Heat, which flowers are often exposed to while being transported, causes yellowing and wilting, prompting the market to push for a cold chain.
Taipei Flower Sales Ltd, which runs the market, said that it has purchased trucks with temperature monitoring and control capabilities that have facilitated cold chain transport of flowers from growers to the market.
Chang Yu-wei (張育瑋), director of the Taipei Market Affairs Department’s retail division, said