High Court finds man guilty in death of rail police officer
OVERTURNED: A lower court’s ruling in April last year acquitting the man because of his mental health issues sparked a public outcry at the time
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The High Court yesterday found a man guilty of stabbing and killing a railway police officer last year, overturning an earlier acquittal.
The court sentenced the man, surnamed Cheng (鄭), to 17 years in prison, after which he must undergo five years of custodial protection to monitor and treat his mental health issues.
Upon learning of the ruling, the mother of slain Railway Police Bureau officer Lee Cheng-han (李承翰) said: “With some reluctance, I can accept this decision.”
Poor diet increases stroke risk, doctor warns
By Wang Shan-yan and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
A Chiayi doctor warned that a poor diet and a lack of exercise put those aged 40 or older at a high risk for stroke.
Regular blood pressure readings are recommended for those aged 40 or older, Chiayi Hospital cardiologist Huang Ying-ho (黃英和) said, adding that they should also avoid eating too much oily or salty food, as well as food high in sugar.
If a person’s systolic blood pressure is higher than 140 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or their diastolic blood pressure is higher than 90mmHg, they should see a doctor, Huang said.
Welcoming the dawn
Tourists photograph the first sunrise of the year on an observatory deck in the Chushan area on Alishan in Chiayi County at 7:05am yesterday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a New Year’s concert on the mountain early yesterday morning was not open to a live audience, but was streamed online.
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CECC reports 2 imported cases
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported two new imported cases of COVID-19, while it refused to confirm from which companies the government had purchased vaccines.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is also CECC spokesman, said that the two new cases were migrant workers who had not reported any symptoms since arriving in Taiwan.
One is a Filipina in her 30s who arrived on Nov. 30 and provided a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test conducted within three days of boarding her flight.
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung talks to reporters about COVID-19 vaccines during a visit to Chiayi County yesterday.