2014年11月12日 星期三

Police say comic Robin Williams committed suicide

Authorities on Tuesday described Robin Williams’ final moments, saying the actor and comedian hanged himself with a belt in his San Francisco Bay Area home.
Marin County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Keith Boyd said Williams was last seen alive by his wife on Sunday night when she went to bed. She woke up the next morning and left, thinking he was still asleep.
Shortly after that, Williams’ personal assistant came to the home and became concerned when Williams failed to respond to knocks at a door. The assistant found the 63-year-old actor clothed and dead in a bedroom.
Boyd said all evidence indicates Williams killed himself, but he said a final ruling will be made once toxicology reports and witness interviews are complete.
The condition of the body indicated Williams had been dead for at least several hours, Boyd said.
Williams had been seeking treatment for depression, Boyd said. He would not say whether the actor left a suicide note.
“We still have people we want to speak with, so there is some information we’re going to withhold,” he said. “We’re not discussing the note, or a note, at this point as the investigation is ongoing.”
It was no secret that the actor had periodic bouts of substance abuse and depression — he made reference to it himself in his comedy routines. Just last month, Williams announced he was returning to a 12-step treatment program.
The circumstances of the death do not help explain what motivated him, suicide experts said. They stressed that suicide is rarely triggered by a single factor. Typically there are at least two such influences, often compounded by acute stress, such as from financial hardship or troubled personal relationships.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2014/08/14/2003597411
Structure of the Lead
who:Robin McLaurin Williams
when:2014,August 11
what:Robin Williams committed suicide
why:Robin fought against anxious for a long time
where:Robin's home
how:Robin tried to choke himself at first , but it didn't work ,finally, he cut his wrist and finished his life.
Keywords
commit suicide(自殺)
evidence(證據)
circumstance(情勢)

2014年11月5日 星期三

Death demanded in stabbing case

 The New Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday said it would seek the death penalty for a university student accused of killing four people and wounding nearly two dozen others in a stabbing spree on the Taipei Mass Rapid Transit system in May.
Cheng Chieh (鄭捷), 21, was charged with four counts of murder and 22 counts of attempted murder in connection with the attack on an MRT car on the Bannan Line on May 21.
“The accused’s actions fit the definition of mass murder. His means were ruthless and inhuman, and caused irreparable harm to the victims and their families. We demand the court sentence him to death,” prosecutors said in a statement.
The prosecutors described Cheng as “antisocial, narcissistic, apathetic and suicidal,” adding that in elementary school, Chang had vowed to “kill people in revenge” after having trouble with classmates.
The prosecutors said that psychological evaluations have shown Cheng was not mentally disordered at the time of the stabbings and that he is fit to stand trial.
Cheng has been detained since the incident.
His parents had called for him to be sentenced to death to help ease the pain inflicted on the victims and their families, calling their son’s actions “unforgivable.”
They made the plea during a tear-filled visit on May 27 to an impromptu shrine to victims of the stabbing spree erected outside the Jiangzicui Station (江子翠) in New Taipei City.
“I hope that the judge will quickly put Cheng on trial and rule on the case, and by doing so, give some consolation to the victims,” Cheng’s father told reporters at the time.
Parents of 26-year-old Chang Cheng-han (張正翰), who was killed in the attack, said that even if Cheng was sentenced to a hundred death penalties, it would not bring back their son.
Chang’s mother, Chang Su-mi (張素密), said that she hopes the government and the Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC) could establish a task force to assist victims’ families in handling legal and compensation matters.
TRTC is seeking NT$20.61 million (US$687,000) in compensation from Cheng for operational losses after it reported a drop of about 945,000 passengers in the 10 days following the attack.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/07/22/2003595656
Structure of the Lead
Who-Cheng Chieh (鄭捷)
When-2014,May,21
What-21 year-old Taiwanese student , Cheng Chieh (鄭捷)killed 4 people with knife at Taipei MRT
Why-might imitate the plot of video games
Where-Taipei MRT
How-not given
Key words:
ruthless 無情的
inhuman 不人道的
irreparable 無法挽回的
antisocial 反社會的
victim 受害者
sentence 判刑