In March 2016, a little old girl was murdered by a man in broad daylight in front of her mother. As Taiwan High Court upholds life sentence for the murderer, the Supreme Court later ordered a retrial and the closing arguments of this case began on Dec. 24. The parents of the little girl nicknamed little light bulb, asked the court to issue the death penalty.


As her mother, I must say that my little girl made me brave. We are trying to complete the life journey that she wasn't able to experience.

Ms. Wang gave an emotional speech, expressing her thoughts on her daughter's case. In March 2013, she witnessed the murder of her little girl by a man named Wong Ching-yu. Three years later, Wang was sentenced to life imprison for being convicted of the intentional homicide of a child. After the second ruling, the Supreme Court ordered a retrial. Closing arguments of this case began on Dec. 24.

Under Taiwan's current criminal code, the defendant still has a chance for conditional parole after he's sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendant and his family members lack a sense of guilt, and they are passive about going through therapy. So there's a high risk of repeat offence and this is not something that the victim's family members can accept. Therefore, we hereby ask the court to hand down the death penalty. This is a very difficult choice.

Wang Wan-yu asked the court to hand down the death penalty. On the other hand, the lawyers of the defendant Wang Ching-yu said that Wang suffers from severe schizophrenia and that his cognitive functions have seen improvement after going through quarantine and treatment for more than three years. The lawyers said the defendant should not be subject to the death penalty citing international human rights conventions that prohibit cruel or inhumane punishment against defendants with disabilities or suffering from mental disorders.

The saying of "a life for a life" is an insult to the life of my late daughter because the value of her life can never be equaled by that of Mr. Wang (the suspect).

Both parents of the deceased little girl, nicknamed ''Little Light Bulb'', have asked the judge to hand down the death sentence. The presiding judge said he will announce the verdict on January 21, 2020.



小燈泡母親 王婉諭表示：「身為母親，小燈泡讓我變得勇敢，我們努力走完她來不及，來不及參與的人生。」

語帶哽咽，訴說對女兒的案情想法。2016年3月，王婉諭親眼目睹女兒「小燈泡」被男子王景玉殺害。三年過去，被告在一、二審被依成年人故意對兒童犯殺人罪，處無期徒刑，最高法院以相關論述理由不備等事項發回更審，在24號這天，更一審結辯。

小燈泡母親 王婉諭表示：「以我們現在國家的制度，在法院給予無期徒刑的判決時，被告仍有可能在未來，有假釋的機會和可能性，被告及其家屬缺乏病識感，且對於治療的態度消極，因此再度發生的高危險的風險，絕非被害家屬所能夠忍受的，所以我們請求法院，給予極刑的判決，這是一個不得已的選擇。」

王婉諭在法庭上，請求法官判處被告極刑，王景玉的律師團則主張，王景玉深受「思覺失調症」患者，三年多的隔離和治療，認知問題也有改善，依照兩公約和身心障礙者權利公約來看，不應處以死刑。

小燈泡母親 王婉諭表示：「一命抵一命，是對小燈泡生命的汙辱，在我心裡，小燈泡的生命，絕對不會與王先生的性命等價。」

小燈泡父母在司法審判期間，相繼請求法官對被告王景玉判極刑，全案言詞辯論終結，審判長諭知，將在明年的1月21號宣判。