Protecting Witness Children: The Urgent Need for System Reform in Kaohsiung City

2023-09-17 22:23:58

A man surnamed Wu (middle) killed a couple named Luo upstairs in a building on Wumiao Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City. It shocked the society and highlighted the current system’s serious lack of protection for “witness children”.Photo/File photo from United Daily News

A couple surnamed Luo in Kaohsiung was killed by a neighbor. Their two children witnessed it. Luo’s mother was worried that her grandson was psychologically traumatized. The police had to take notes many times. “Can’t it be integrated? All relevant issues should be sorted out at once.” The lawyer said that the child was the subject of the entire case. As the only eyewitness, the suspect refused to tell the truth. In order to strengthen the evidence, the prosecutors could only ask the child to take notes again to prevent the suspect from being acquitted in the future. However, the police investigation method can be further extended to avoid secondary harm.

The Lingya Police Station explained that in order to confirm the identity of the suspect immediately, the female police officer, accompanied by the family, interviewed the child in writing about the incident. Wu Nan was arrested within three hours after the confirmation. Later, for a thorough identification process, the family was notified again that the transcript was required. , to strengthen the evidence; the family members’ different opinions have been reported to the prosecutor and replaced by a job report.

Lawyer Li Maozeng said that children who witnessed the murder are legally “witnesses.” The suspect in this case refused to state the motive for the murder and remained silent. In addition to monitors, murder knives and other evidence, the witnesses were two children.

He said that the incident process must become the focus of court offense and defense in the future, and details must be enhanced to ensure that the defendant is found guilty. Otherwise, the victim is dead and the suspect is not mentioned, and he may become a living person bullying the dead. Li Maozeng believes that the police should communicate well with the family members.

Xu Hongru, the chief prosecutor and lawyer of Xiong Yue before the Xiongjian, said that according to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, although children testify without the ability to agree, they are not without evidence. Whether it is credible or not is a matter of probative strength, which is determined by the prosecutor or the judge. The defendant in this case refused to be interrogated or denied the crime. The two children were eyewitnesses to the crime process. Their testimony was direct evidence and also key evidence. In order to restore the truth of the crime, the police conducted interviews and interviews that were necessary and there was nothing inappropriate.

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