EXPELLED NTU STUDENT SENTENCED 10 MONTHS FOR KILLING 2 CATS|兩度虐殺貓 前台大生一審判10月罰35萬

A National Taiwan University student from Macau, Chan Ho-Yeung was accused of abusing and killing two cats in Taipei. His act of cruelty against animals sparked a public outcry and led to his being expelled by the university. Chan was indicted for violations of the Animal Protection Act and was found guilty by the Taipei District Court on Oct. 13. He received a prison sentence of 10 months, which may be commuted fo fines. He was also sentenced to pay a fine of NT$350,000. An NTU student from Macau, Chan Ho-Yeung was indicted for abusing and killing two cats. He pleaded guilty and asked for leniency at the trial, and was sentenced to a combined prison term of 10 months, commutable to fines. He was also ordered to pay a fine of NT$350, 000. Chan can still appeal the judge's ruling. ==LIAO CHIEN-YU, Admin. Assist. to the Chief Judge, Taipei District Court== The court determined that Chan deliberately caused the deaths of the two cats. He was given a combined prison term of 10 months, commutable to fines. Based the rate of NT$2,000/day, the fine amounts to NT$600,000. He was also concurrently sentenced to a fine of NT$350,000. In December last year, Chan was charged with violations of the Animal Protection Act for killing the popular stray cat "Big Orange". In August this year, he killed another cat and was indicted again. Chan confessed to killing the cats and asked for leniency in court. On Oct. 13, he was sentenced to a combined prison term of 10 months for both cases, commutable to fines. This means Chan can pay a total fine of NT$950,000 to avoid a jail term. The French teacher who used to feed Big Orange found the ruling unacceptable. ==WITNESS== I am really disappointed. We have worked so hard for a year. My Big Orange is still kept in the morgue and waiting for justice that never came. Taipei District Court said that although Chan has committed violent animal abuse, his diagnosis has confirmed that he has mental illness, and he has also confessed to his crimes. In light of these considerations, the court gave him a 10-month sentence. The enforcement prosecutor will determine if his prison term will be commuted to fines. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 台大僑生陳皓揚，因涉嫌虐殺2隻街貓大橘子與斑斑，被台北地檢署依違反動保法等罪起訴，法官審理期間，陳皓揚當庭認罪並請求輕判，台北地院今天兩案各判他6個月徒刑，合併執行10個月有期徒刑，得易科罰金，另併科罰金35萬元，全案仍可上訴。 ==台北地方法院行政庭長 廖建瑜== 事實的部分就是 都是認定是故意致死 使得這兩隻貓死亡 最後合併定應執行 是定有期徒刑十個月 易科罰金的部分 一樣是以每日兩千元 折算一日 所以簡單來講 十個月乘以兩千元 就是60萬元 併科罰金的部分 就是35萬元 去年12月陳皓揚殺死大橘子震驚全台，被依違反動保法起訴，沒想到今年8月他再虐殺店貓斑斑，被檢方追加起訴，陳皓揚出庭時承認殺貓，希望法官減輕量刑，檢察官9月具體求刑2案各判刑6個月，今天判決出爐，陳皓揚被判有期徒刑10月，得易科罰金，也就是說他可能花95萬，就能免除牢獄之災，這讓餵養大橘子的法籍老師王嫻如，無法接受。 ==大橘子案證人 王嫻如== 我真的很失望 我們一年的努力 我的大橘子 一年在冰箱等 等一個公道 還是沒有 台北地院表示，雖然陳皓揚違反世界保護動物的趨勢且行為殘暴，不過經認定確實有精神及心理疾病，之後也坦承犯罪，綜合以上考量認為判10個月較適當，至於是否能付錢了事，將由執行檢察官斟酌。 記者 朱芷儀 郭俊麟 綜合報導