In October 2021, in Hubaotan, Shuangxi District, New Taipei City, 6 people died due to the surge of the creek.years, probation for 5 years.
The Keelung Institute of Earthquakes issued a press release stating that at 3:00 pm on October 16 last year, Miss Su led 28 people to walk along the upper reaches of the Beishi River, then turned right and passed the steps stone between the riverbeds the Beishi River (aka the “comb dam” in Hubao Lake). After that, turn left and keep walking towards the upper reaches of the Beishi River. Around 4pm, the rain was heavy and there were many wet trails on the trail. They even had to help each other wade through the water. Even though Ms. Su and the participants unanimously agreed to go back, they did not clearly indicate the way back during the discussion.
In addition, Ms. Su did not stand in front of the team to lead a safe route without making sure that all participants were warned not to pass the stone steps between the riverbeds. Quickly, he was swept away by the Beishi Stream and drowned. Ms. Su confessed to the crime during the judicial process. The court ruled that Ms. Su’s guilt resulted in the deaths of 6 people. Family members suffered the sudden death of family members, the family’s dreams were shattered, and the survivors suffered greatly in physical and mental pain and torture. Most of the victims were children. Precious lives were lost in this incident.
The court said that although Ms Su has not reached a consensus with the victim’s family on the civil settlement and has not established an agreement, she had already fulfilled her obligation to pay the six victims a total of NT$6 million of compensation during the trial, and some poll tellers agreed to pay the victims Light sentence, today, according to the crime of culpable death, sentenced to 2 years in prison, suspended for 5 years, the whole case can be appealed.
Responsible editor: Yu Weining
