Murder of Weng Chi-nan
| Time | 4:20 PM |
|---|---|
| Date | May 28, 2010 |
| Location | Taichung City, Taiwan |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Accused | Liao Kuo-Hao |
| Convicted | 19 January 2011 |
| Charges |
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| Verdict | guilty; sentenced to 25 (later 30) years imprisonment |
Weng Chi-nan (Chinese: 翁奇楠; pinyin: Wēng Qínán) was murdered on 28 May 2010 in Taichung City, Taiwan. Weng, described as a gangster, was shot seven times after he walked into his office. One of Weng's associates, Lai Jung-chen (賴榮振; Lài Róngzhèn) was injured during the shooting and died four days later. Since four police officers were present at Weng's office during the murder, but took no action, they were suspected of having gang ties.
Yang Ding-jung (楊定融; Yáng Dìngróng) was convicted of orchestrating the assassination. He hired Liao Kuo-hao (廖國豪; Liào Guóháo) to carry out the murder.
Liao purchased a used black Mitsubishi in Hsinchu County which was later used as the getaway vehicle. On the day before the murder, Liao checked into the RO Motel on the outskirts of Taichung City and told Lin Ying-hao (林英豪; Lín Yīngháo) he would kill Weng the next day. Liao gave Lin a pistol for his defense as the getaway car driver.
On the 28th of May, Liao waited near Weng's office in Taichung City's Da-dun 10th Street. When Weng walked into his office at 4:19PM, security video showed Liao followed Weng into the office approximately 30 seconds later, where Liao fired sixteen shots, striking Weng seven times. After the shooting, Lin drove Liao away, abandoning the car near Sun Moon Lake, where it was found by police on 29 May. Liao was picked up by Huang Jun-long in Taipin Township and driven to a hideout in northern Taiwan, scattering pieces of the dismantled murder weapons along the way.
In Weng's obituary, his family complained the four policemen present did not move to protect Weng, and possibly locked the office door, denying Weng an escape route. Liao had run out of bullets and he returned to the getaway car to retrieve a loaded weapon. The policemen stated they were unarmed and not aware that a shooting was taking place.
Yang Ding-jung, a rival gangster, was arrested after returning from China on 26 June 2010 as the alleged planner of the murder. Police found that Yang and the accused gunman, Liao Kuo-hao, had exchanged phone calls on 27 May 2010. Yang had fled to Xiamen on 28 May 2010. Although some suspected Yang of acting as a middleman to arrange the murder for higher-level gangsters, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter; his sentence was upheld by the Taiwan Supreme Court in 2012.
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