2014 Taipei Metro attack

Mass stabbing in New Taipei City, Taiwan September 2020 2014 Taipei Metro attack Platform in Jiangzicui Station.JPG Jiangzicui Station platform Taipei Metro Bannan Line (between Longshan Temple and Jiangzicui), New Taipei City, Taiwan 25 02 06 N 121 28 37 E type:event_region:TW-NWT it 2014 05 21 yes 16:25 National Standard Time; UTC+08:00 Mass stabbing *Two fruit knives (one used) Swiss Army knife (unused) 4 24 Cheng Chieh Passengers of Taipei Metro Hatred towards two female elementary school classmates濫殺4人 兇殘如豺狼 鄭捷判4死刑 蘋果日報 2015-03-07 http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/headline/20150307/36423667/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160419023907/http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/headline/20150307/36423667/ 2016-04-19 dead「死刑」．刑？不行？＿鄭捷隨機殺人案10年　黃明鎮牧師：人間鬼魅 https://www.ettoday.net/events/depth-topic/dtContent.php7?dtname=Capitalpunishment2 陳詩璧 2024-04-19 2025-02-05 ETtoday新聞雲 * Murder (4 counts) Attempted murder (22 counts) On 21 May 2014, a mass stabbing took place on a Taipei Metro train near Jiangzicui Station in New Taipei City, Taiwan, resulting in four deaths and 24 injuries. It was the first fatal attack on the city's subway system since operations began in 1996.Four killed, 21 wounded in Taipei subway knife attack http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/three-killed-25-wounded-taiwan-subway-knife-attack-20140521 The Straits Times 21 May 2014 Agence France-Presse 21 May 2014 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111552/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/three-killed-25-wounded-taiwan-subway-knife-attack-20140521 live The attacker, 21-year-old Cheng Chieh, was arrested after the attack. He was sentenced to death, in addition to 144 years in prison, and was executed on 10 May 2016. Attack The attack started at around 16:25 local time, inside a Taipei Metro C321 heading west on the Bannan line between Longshan Temple Station in Taipei and Jiangzicui Station in New Taipei City. The distance between the two stations is the longest between any two stations in the Taipei metro system, lasting three to five minutes.3 critically injured in stabbing on Taipei metro (update) Sunrise Huang Hung-kuo Wang Wesley Holzer http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201405210027.aspx Central News Agency 21 May 2014 21 May 2014 9 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190909092414/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201405210027.aspx live During the attack, the assailant chased and hacked passengers with a 30cm long fruit knife.4 dead in metro killing spree, with youngest aged 26 http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201405210045.aspx Central News Agency 21 May 2014 Yi-han Huang Elizabeth Hsu 21 May 2014 23 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191223112002/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201405210045.aspx live Before the train could stop at Jiangzicui Station, a group of passengers banded together to distance themselves using umbrellas while others tried to discourage the attacker by loudly taunting him.有人丟桶、有人出拳…／英雄挺身 合擒鄭捷 https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9C%89%E4%BA%BA%E4%B8%9F%E6%A1%B6-%E6%9C%89%E4%BA%BA%E5%87%BA%E6%8B%B3-%E8%8B%B1%E9%9B%84%E6%8C%BA%E8%BA%AB-%E5%90%88%E6%93%92%E9%84%AD%E6%8D%B7-221102609.html Liberty Times Yahoo! News Taiwan 23 May 2014 23 May 2014 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20140523231211/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9C%89%E4%BA%BA%E4%B8%9F%E6%A1%B6-%E6%9C%89%E4%BA%BA%E5%87%BA%E6%8B%B3-%E8%8B%B1%E9%9B%84%E6%8C%BA%E8%BA%AB-%E5%90%88%E6%93%92%E9%84%AD%E6%8D%B7-221102609.html 23 May 2014 dead Victims The victims were two men and two women, identified by the New Taipei City Fire Department as 26-year-old National Cheng Kung University graduate student Chang Cheng-han (張正翰 no),t,p 張正翰 张正翰 Zhāng Zhènghàn Chang1 Chêng4 han4 28-year-old arcade worker Hsieh Ching-yun (解青雲 no),t,p 解青雲 解青云 Jiě Qīngyún Hsieh4 Chʻing1 yün2 52-year-old cleaner Pan Pi-chu (潘碧珠 no),潘碧珠 Pān Bìzhū P'an2 Pi4 chu1 and 62-year-old retiree Lee Tsui-yun (李翠雲 no);t,p 李翠雲 李翠云 Lǐ Cuìyún Li3 Ts'ui4 yün2 Pan was killed the day before her 53rd birthday.來不及過生日！潘碧珠遭砍遇害　夫：想帶她去玩 https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=24243 SET News 9 June 2026 Traditional Chinese 22 May 20142014-05-26 血洗捷運：死者妻放下仇恨 冀其他家屬走出傷痛 https://hk.on.cc/tw/bkn/cnt/news/20140526/bkntw-20140526061900359-0526_04011_001.html on.cc zh 2014-05-23 4死者 皆一刀斃命 - 焦點要聞 https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20140523000840-260102?chdtv 中時新聞網 zh They were all taken to different hospitals in Taipei and New Taipei City, the department said. In addition, 24 others were wounded during the knife attack, 10 critically.表格／捷運隨機殺人死傷名單 鄭捷專砍頭頸胸腹 原文網址: 表格／捷運隨機殺人死傷名單 鄭捷專砍頭頸胸腹 http://www.ettoday.net/news/20140522/360104.htm ET Today 25 May 2014 Chinese 22 May 2014 22 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140522214717/http://www.ettoday.net/news/20140522/360104.htm live Perpetrator Cheng Chieh (鄭捷 no)t,p 鄭捷 郑捷 Zhèng Jié Cheng4 Chieh2 was born 3 April 1993 in the Banqiao District, and attended schools in Taipei.2015-03-07 濫殺4人 兇殘如豺狼 鄭捷判4死刑 After the murder of four people, cruel as a jackal, Cheng Chieh sentenced to death Apple Daily http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/headline/20150307/36423667/ 2016-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419023907/http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/headline/20150307/36423667/ 2016-04-19 He grew up with few friends and was extremely focused on his studies.2014-05-22 鄭捷家住板橋地王豪宅 父母得知兒子殺人後都發抖 zh-TW ETtoday http://www.ettoday.net/news/20140522/360049.htm live 2016-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20160529131809/http://www.ettoday.net/news/20140522/360049.htm 2016-05-29 Cheng was also interested in violent online games and had written horror stories.我知道我會被判死刑 「今天沒課決定動手」 http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/headline/20140522/35845918/ 22 April 2016 Apple Daily 22 May 2014 18 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160418220128/http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/headline/20140522/35845918/ live Transit firm sues Taipei tube slasher for damages https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1526219/transit-firm-sues-taipei-tube-slasher-damages 8 January 2016 South China Morning Post Agence France Presse 30 June 2014 1 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601062905/http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1526219/transit-firm-sues-taipei-tube-slasher-damages live In elementary school, Cheng threatened to kill classmates over small disagreements. In junior high school, he carried a knife for a month looking for a chance to stab his teacher. In high school, Cheng began blogging about his plans to kill and posted articles about murders. He enrolled in the Chung Cheng Institute of Technology in 2011 with the intention of receiving military training but was expelled two years later. He then transferred to Tunghai University.Wu Lilian Death penalty sought for Taipei Metro 'mass murder' suspect http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201407210023.aspx 22 July 2014 Central News Agency 21 July 2014 7 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707065516/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201407210023.aspx live Death demanded in stabbing case http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/07/22/2003595656 22 July 2014 Taipei Times 22 July 2014 25 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140725101658/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/07/22/2003595656 live School officials there noticed Cheng's social media activity and offered him counseling before the incident, but no irregularities were discovered.Wang Cindy Lin Adela Taiwan Student Detained After Four Killed in Subway Attack https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-21/taiwan-student-allegedly-stabs-4-to-death-on-taipei-city-metro.html 15 August 2014 Bloomberg News 22 May 2013 19 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083636/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-21/taiwan-student-allegedly-stabs-4-to-death-on-taipei-city-metro.html live At the time of the attack, Cheng still lived in the Banqiao District with his parents and younger brother.兇嫌鄭捷鄰居 難以置信 http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20140521004924-260402 22 April 2016 China Times 21 May 2014 Chinese 23 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160423173617/http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20140521004924-260402 live After graduating from high school, Cheng enrolled in the Department of Power and Systems Engineering at the National Defense University;章 明德 2014-05-21 【捷運殺人】有預警！其他管道提醒東海：注意鄭捷 zh-TW Apple Daily http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20140521/402055/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160529143209/http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20140521/402055 2016-05-29 until June 2013 in the second semester of his sophomore year, when he was reprimanded by the school for failing to obtain more than half of the credits in that semester. He dropped out,王 書僮 2015-10-30 台北殺人魔二審判死 行凶錄像驚愕法官 zh-TW Duowei News http://taiwan.dwnews.com/news/2015-10-30/59691883.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160526022251/http://taiwan.dwnews.com/news/2015-10-30/59691883.html 2016-05-26 and in September of the same year, he entered the second year of the Department of Environmental Engineering at Tunghai University, through the transfer exam. During the university's winter vacation in 2014, Cheng again applied to transfer to another school. He aimed to transfer to the Chinese literature department but failed the exam.許 人元 2014-05-22 北捷喋血/東海：鄭捷對中文系較有興趣 zh-TW CDNews http://www.cdnews.com.tw/cdnews_site/docDetail.jsp?coluid=108&docid=102766226 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160526022904/http://www.cdnews.com.tw/cdnews_site/docDetail.jsp?coluid=108&docid=102766226 2016-05-26 Cheng's parents told the police that he had a lively personality in high school, and his personality changed after he dropped out of National Defense University.高 華襄 葉 子杰 2014-05-22 鄭捷遭退學性情變 父母:愧對社會 zh-TW When Cheng Chieh was expelled from school, his temperament changed – Parents: shame of the community CTS http://news.cts.com.tw/cts/general/201405/201405221426268.html#.V0ZhCfl95D8 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160519120053/http://news.cts.com.tw/cts/general/201405/201405221426268.html#.V0ZhCfl95D8 2016-05-19 Aftermath When the subway train arrived at Jiangzicui Station, a single suspected assailant was subdued by passengers, police and metro staff and taken to the nearby Haishan police station after a brief standoff. Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-pin said police presence on the metro was increased soon after the incident and added that he was requesting reinforcements from the National Police Agency. On 22 May, the suspect was taken to the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office for questioning. A prosecutor applied to detain him in the New Taipei District Court, which was approved by a judge around 6:20 am. He was detained in the Taipei Detention Center located in Tucheng District, with an inmate number of 1892.袁 志豪 鄭捷收押北所 編號1892 http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT4/8694713.shtml United Daily News 23 May 2014 Chinese 23 May 2014 23 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140523031701/http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT4/8694713.shtml live Li Lauly MRT assailant detained in solitary confinement http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/05/23/408398/MRT-assailant.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225527/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/05/23/408398/MRT-assailant.htm dead 23 May 2014 The China Post 23 May 2014 23 May 2014 Trainset number 117/118, which was the setting of the stabbing attack, was temporarily withdrawn from service after arrival at Jiangzicui Station and underwent disinfection and change of seats. It was then renumbered 175/176 (173/174 was avoided as "zh-hant 一七三，一七四" (pinyin: zh iso yīqīsān, yīqīsì) sounds like "zh-hant 一起殺，一起死" (zh iso yīqǐ shā, yīqǐ sǐ), which literally means "kill together, die together") and returned to service in May 2015.https://tw.appledaily.com/headline/20150316/DXGCJKHIOCB3YCV5GO2YYPO3NM/ 悄改號 鄭捷列車5月載客 zh-tw Number quietly changed, Cheng Chieh train to carry passengers in May Lin Yüanling Apple Daily 16 March 2015 21 May 2022 21 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521222225/https://tw.appledaily.com/headline/20150316/DXGCJKHIOCB3YCV5GO2YYPO3NM/ live Questioning after attack New Taipei City Police Chief Chen Kuo-en zh 陳國恩 identified the suspected attacker as Cheng Chieh, a 21-year-old second-year student at Tunghai University in the central city of Taichung. Chief Chen said the suspect told police he had wanted to do something "shocking and big" and had plotted to carry out the attack from childhood. Chen said no other motive was presently known.3 people killed in Taiwan subway stabbing spree https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/3-people-killed-in-taiwan-subway-stabbing-spree/2014/05/21/d7c27c2c-e0ce-11e3-9442-54189bf1a809_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140529112506/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/3-people-killed-in-taiwan-subway-stabbing-spree/2014/05/21/d7c27c2c-e0ce-11e3-9442-54189bf1a809_story.html dead 29 May 2014 Associated Press 21 May 2014 The Washington Post 21 May 2014 During questioning, the suspect said he originally intended to attack after his college graduation, but decided to move earlier since he had "no classes" on 21 May and he had grown tired of living.Chinese 捷運喋血 鄭嫌：沒課提前犯案 https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%8D%B7%E9%81%8B%E5%96%8B%E8%A1%80-%E9%84%AD%E5%AB%8C-%E6%B2%92%E8%AA%B2%E6%8F%90%E5%89%8D%E7%8A%AF%E6%A1%88-145835151.html Central News Agency Yahoo! News Taiwan 22 May 2014 21 May 2014 22 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140522014226/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%8D%B7%E9%81%8B%E5%96%8B%E8%A1%80-%E9%84%AD%E5%AB%8C-%E6%B2%92%E8%AA%B2%E6%8F%90%E5%89%8D%E7%8A%AF%E6%A1%88-145835151.html live Chinese 江子翠捷運殺人事件為何是今天？板中畢業兇手鄭捷：沒課啊 http://www.setnews.net/News.aspx?PageGroupID=1&NewsID=24194&PageType=2 SET News 22 May 2014 21 May 2014 22 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140522004005/http://www.setnews.net/News.aspx?PageGroupID=1&NewsID=24194&PageType=2 live The suspect stated that he did not admit guilt, felt no regret, wanted the death sentence, and that even if his parents were on the train he attacked, he would have killed them, as well as the prosecutors questioning him.就算爸媽在車上 鄭捷：照殺不誤 https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%B0%B1%E7%AE%97%E7%88%B8%E5%AA%BD%E5%9C%A8%E8%BB%8A%E4%B8%8A-%E9%84%AD%E6%8D%B7-%E7%85%A7%E6%AE%BA%E4%B8%8D%E8%AA%A4-221017577.html Liberty Times Yahoo! News Taiwan 23 May 2014 23 May 2014 Chinese 23 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140523231226/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%B0%B1%E7%AE%97%E7%88%B8%E5%AA%BD%E5%9C%A8%E8%BB%8A%E4%B8%8A-%E9%84%AD%E6%8D%B7-%E7%85%A7%E6%AE%BA%E4%B8%8D%E8%AA%A4-221017577.html live Reactions thumb|200px|Condolence message displayed on a Taipei Metro Information television after the incident (shot on the Wenhu Line Station Platform). The English message is not a direct translation. thumb|200px|Tribute at Jiangzicui Station Exit 3 On the evening of 21 May, people began leaving flowers and cards at an exit of Jiangzicui Station to pay tribute to those who died in the attack.Taiwan mourns four victims of stabbing spree on Taipei subway https://www.scmp.com/article/1517911/taiwan-mourns-four-victims-stabbling-spree-taipei-subway Agence France-Presse South China Morning Post 24 May 2014 22 May 2014 17 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230917223343/https://www.scmp.com/article/1517911/taiwan-mourns-four-victims-stabbling-spree-taipei-subway live On 22 May, President Ma Ying-jeou condemned the attack and ordered the National Police Agency to investigate what led a university student to stab four people to death on a crowded subway train.Taiwan president orders investigation of subway stabbing https://www.foxnews.com/world/taiwan-president-orders-investigation-of-subway-stabbing/ Associated Press Fox News 23 May 2014 22 May 2014 22 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140522195658/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/05/22/taiwan-president-orders-investigation-what-led-to-subway-stabbings/ live The Legislative Yuan on 23 May released a joint statement signed by all political parties calling for the National Police Agency to thoroughly re-examine and increase police deployment on metro systems, railways and airports. Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin announced that police officers from precincts in Taipei and New Taipei City are to be permanently deployed at each of the Taipei MRT commuter rail system's 109 stations.Police to deploy full-time at MRT stations in Taipei http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/05/25/2003591167 Taipei Times 26 May 2014 25 May 2014 26 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140526082617/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/05/25/2003591167 live General manager Tan Gwa-guang of the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation stated that the company would pay the medical expenses of the victims and set aside NT$4 million to compensate their families.Hsu Stacy MRT attacker kills 4 people, injures 22 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/05/22/2003590929 15 August 2014 Taipei Times 22 May 2014 24 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140624130704/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/05/22/2003590929 live Taipei City Government also raised funds to use as compensation.Li Chi-hao James TRTC to sue MRT stabber for NT$20.61 million http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/06/06/409466/TRTC-to.htm 30 October 2015 The China Post 6 June 2014 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306021149/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/06/06/409466/TRTC-to.htm dead Tunghai University, where Cheng was a student, expressed sorrow at his actions and stated that "No matter what, Cheng will always be our family," urging students to show care for one another. They also promised to set up an expert committee to investigate the environment at the college.陳 和琳 捷運殺人！ 東海大學公開信：鄭捷是家人 https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entry/532586 TVBS 27 May 2014 Chinese 23 May 2014 7 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200907180405/https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entry/532586 live 給親愛的東海大學大家庭成員及朋友們的一封信 A letter to our dear Tokai University family members and friends http://www.thu.edu.tw/web/announcement/announcement_detail.php?cid=7&id=3467 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161201144537/http://www.thu.edu.tw/web/announcement/announcement_detail.php?cid=7&id=3467 2016-12-01 2016-12-01 Tunghai University zh-TW Kuomintang legislator Chiang Huei-chen zh 江惠貞 said the passengers had put themselves in danger by focusing on their smartphones, while another KMT legislator, Lin Te-fu, said the passengers should have quickly pressed the emergency alert button in the train and that the passengers lacked common sense. These remarks sparked a public outcry against the legislators.2014-05-21 【捷運殺人】捷運殺人魔畢業留言 「我沒放火燒我家」 zh-TW MRT murderer's graduation message: "I didn't set fire to my house" Apple Daily http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20140521/402018/ dead 2014-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140526030845/http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20140521/402018/ 2014-05-26 The incident has sparked a debate online about whether the death penalty is appropriate punishment for such attacks. A Facebook group named "Indefinitely supporting death penalty for Cheng Chieh" had over 32,000 "likes" as of 22 May 2014.Sophie Vivian Kam Chieu Luu Greg Botelho Brown Man stabs passengers aboard Taiwan train https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/21/world/asia/taiwan-train-stabbing/?hpt=hp_t3 CNN CNN.com 23 May 2014 22 May 2014 24 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140524003655/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/21/world/asia/taiwan-train-stabbing/?hpt=hp_t3 live Lin Hsin-yi (activist) Lin Hsin-yi zh 林欣怡, executive director of the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty, said that the most important thing at present is for the public to think about how to help the victims of the metro slashing spree and ease the survivors and their relatives out of the suffering brought about by the tragedy.Wen Evelyn Kao Kuei-hsiang KMT lawmaker proposes mandatory penalty for metro killings http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2488261 Central News Agency Taiwan News 23 May 2014 22 May 2014 23 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225815/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2488261 live On 27 May, Cheng Chieh's parents publicly apologized at Jiangzicui Station and called for a quick death sentence for their son.Huang Jay Chen Evelyn Kao Kuo-fang Victims' relatives reject apology by subway knifeman's parents http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201405270026.aspx Central News Agency 27 May 2014 27 May 2014 28 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140528055829/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201405270026.aspx live Shan Shelley MRT suspect's parents apologize http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/05/28/2003591399 Taipei Times 27 May 2014 27 May 2014 28 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140528080258/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/05/28/2003591399 live Cheng's parents told the media that he liked to play violent fighting games,2014-05-22 台北地鐵砍人案嫌犯父母稱其很宅愛玩殺人遊戲 zh Sina News http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-05-22/090830196421.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20160526024512/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-05-22/090830196421.shtml 2016-05-26 and when he was interrogated by the police, Cheng said that the games he liked to play were League of Legends and Tower of Saviors, both of which are "fighting type" video games; the Taiwanese operational team for League of Legends issued a statement saying that its game had nothing to do with Cheng's motive for the murder, and the company behind Tower of Saviors also stated that the product is a match-three game, which had nothing to do with the crime.2014-05-23 鄭捷玩game變壞？英雄聯盟：我們不是格鬥、殺人遊戲 zh-TW NOWnews http://news.cnyes.com/Content/20140523/KIVH2OQ2IRYY.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20160529131103/http://news.cnyes.com/Content/20140523/KIVH2OQ2IRYY.shtml 2016-05-292014-05-23 捷運殺人事件兇手愛玩《英雄聯盟》，被指稱是暴力電玩 Garena 有話要說 zh-TW The MRT murderer loved to play League of Legends — Garena has something to say about the allegedly violent video game T客邦 http://www.techbang.com/posts/18312-north-czech-killings-alluding-to-league-of-legends-violent-video-games-garena-have-something-to-say live https://web.archive.org/web/20160921131136/http://www.techbang.com/posts/18312-north-czech-killings-alluding-to-league-of-legends-violent-video-games-garena-have-something-to-say 2016-09-21 Trial Cheng was indicted by the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office on 21 July, and charged with four counts of murder and 22 counts of attempted murder.Wang Hung-kuo Chen Jay Man indicted for Taiwan's first subway murders http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201407210004.aspx 21 July 2014 Central News Agency 21 July 2014 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113912/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201407210004.aspx live Wang Hung-kuo Chang S.C. Metro killing suspect to be indicted Monday http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201407200021.aspx 21 July 2014 Central News Agency 20 July 2014 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230549/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201407200021.aspx live The prosecution was led by Chen Po-chun.Chao Li-yen Liu Shih-yi Lo James Former 2014 Taipei Metro attack prosecutor dies in hiking accident https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202209140027 15 September 2022 Central News Agency 14 September 2022 14 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220914235651/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202209140027 live The Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, the company that runs the Taipei Metro, claimed that ridership was down by 945,000 within ten days of Cheng's actions,Taiwan metro firm seeks compensation from subway killer http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-metro-firm-seeks-compensation-from-subway-killer 30 October 2015 The Straits Times Agence France Presse 5 June 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084247/http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-metro-firm-seeks-compensation-from-subway-killer live Shan Shelley TRTC sues suspect for millions http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/06/06/2003592124 30 October 2015 Taipei Times 6 July 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034821/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/06/06/2003592124 live causing them to lose NT$20.61 million, an amount for which they sued Cheng. Cheng was found guilty of four counts of murder and 22 counts of attempted murder on 6 March 2015 in the Taiwan New Taipei District Court. For each count of murder, he was sentenced to death and deprivation of citizen's rights for life; for each count of attempted murder, he was sentenced to a jail term of between five years, two months and eight years. His knife was also confiscated.臺灣新北地方法院刑事103矚重訴1號 (Taiwan New Taipei District Court Criminal Judgement 103,矚重訴,1) https://jirs.judicial.gov.tw/FJUD/index_1_S.aspx?p=827WBg5E4uNdrwUI0IKW0CCu6LWH7DeXhxNqWwszWmQ%3d Law and Regulations Retrieving System The Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China 3 November 2018Wang Ting-chuan Chung Jake MRT killer sentenced to death http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/03/07/2003612951 7 March 2015 Taipei Times 7 March 2015 8 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150308193430/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/03/07/2003612951 live Huang Sunrise Wang Hung-kuo Wang Chao-yu Hou Elaine Metro attacker sentenced to death (update) http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201503060018.aspx 7 March 2015 Central News Agency 6 March 2015 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095947/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201503060018.aspx live On 7 August, the New Taipei District Court ordered Cheng to pay approximately NT$30 million to ten victims of the attack.Huang H.S. Lillian Lin MRT killer sentenced to pay victims and families over NT$30 million http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201508070035.aspx 7 August 2015 Central News Agency 7 August 2015 8 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150808201905/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201508070035.aspx live Pan Jason MRT attacker must pay NT$29.8m http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/08/08/2003624876 8 August 2015 Taipei Times 8 August 2015 11 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150811212257/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/08/08/2003624876 live His death sentence was appealed to the Taiwan High Court, which upheld the ruling.臺灣高等法院刑事104矚上重訴6號 (Taiwan High Court Criminal Judgement 104,矚上重訴,6) https://jirs.judicial.gov.tw/FJUD/index_1_S.aspx?p=2nd8zFO9SM8Az0wy8ytBBuDn2ajak%2fq7udRrW4%2bGjTPDbdIgpbsXFQ%3d%3d Law and Regulations Retrieving System The Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China 3 November 2018Liu Shi-yi Chen Jay High court upholds death sentence against Taipei Metro attacker http://focustaiwan.tw/search/201510300008.aspx?q=high%20court 30 October 2015 Central News Agency 30 October 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053407/http://focustaiwan.tw/search/201510300008.aspx?q=high%20court live Pan Jason Death sentence for MRT attacker upheld http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/10/31/2003631361 31 October 2015 Taipei Times 31 October 2015 31 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151031123828/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/10/31/2003631361 live In a separate ruling on 7 January 2016, the High Court determined that Cheng owed another NT$61.39 million to victims and their families.Pan Jason MRT killer ordered to pay NT$61.39m compensation http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/01/08/2003636714 8 January 2016 Taipei Times 8 January 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044040/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/01/08/2003636714 live In February 2016, Cheng was granted permission to attend the Supreme Court proceedings for his final appeal of the death sentence.Pan Jason MRT killer to appear in Supreme Court hearing http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/02/06/2003638934 7 April 2016 Taipei Times 6 February 2016 17 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160417042843/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/02/06/2003638934 live Cheng became the first defendant subject to a death penalty to appear in front of the Supreme Court when his appeal was heard in April 2016.Pan Jason MRT killer says he deserves to be put to death http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/04/08/2003643446 8 April 2016 Taipei Times 8 April 2016 9 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409003448/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/04/08/2003643446 live The court's final decision, to uphold all previous rulings, was issued on 22 April.最高法院刑事105台上984號 (Supreme Court Criminal Judgement 105,台上,984) https://jirs.judicial.gov.tw/FJUD/index_1_S.aspx?p=7YklT%2b2eEtR2kqqgBciH4pOILSqU8KTKJ5eU%2b%2bnkpF8%3d Law and Regulations Retrieving System The Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China 3 November 2018Tsai Paige Chen Jay Hsu Elizabeth Court upholds death sentence for knifeman in Taipei metro attack (update) http://focustaiwan.tw/news/search/201604220010.aspx 22 April 2016 Central News Agency 22 April 2016 Cheng's criminal penalties included a total of 144 years imprisonment and four death sentences.Pan Jason Top court upholds death penalty for Taipei MRT killer http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/04/23/2003644602 23 April 2016 Taipei Times 23 April 2016 23 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160423022547/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/04/23/2003644602 live Execution Justice Minister Luo Ying-shay signed the execution order for Cheng at 17:00 on 10 May 2016. Cheng was executed at 20:47 on the same day.Pan Jason Chung Jake MRT murderer executed with appeal unheard http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/05/11/2003645983 11 May 2016 Taipei Times 11 May 2016 13 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195726/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/05/11/2003645983 live After eating his last meal, a biandang with stewed pork, rice and vegetables, Cheng was given general anesthesia. Soon after its administration, he was laid in a prone position and shot in the heart three times.Pan Jason Justice minister explains Cheng's rapid execution http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/05/12/2003646059 12 May 2016 Taipei Times 12 May 2016 12 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160512103421/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/05/12/2003646059 live The 18-day gap between Cheng's final guilty verdict and execution was the shortest in Taiwanese judicial history.MRT killing spree murderer executed http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/05/10/465732/MRT-killing.htm 11 May 2016 China Post 10 May 2016 11 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160511123824/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/05/10/465732/MRT-killing.htm dead See also 2014 Taipei Metro Banqiao Line Attack 2024 Taichung Metro attack, occurred exactly 10 years later. 2025 Taipei stabbings Crime in Taiwan Notes References Category:2010s in Taipei Category:2010s murders in Taiwan Category:2014 crimes in Taiwan Category:2014 in Taiwan Category:2014 murders in Asia Category:Attacks on railway stations in Asia Category:Deaths by stabbing in Taiwan Category:Knife attacks in Taiwan Category:2014 mass murders Category:Mass murders in Taiwan Category:Mass stabbings in Taiwan Category:May 2014 crimes in Asia Category:Murder in Taiwan Category:Stabbing attacks in 2014 Category:Taipei Metro