The apprentice was crushed to death by a mechanical parking space, and the master was severely sentenced by the Kaohsiung Higher Branch.

(Photo by reporter Bao Jianxin)

[Reporter Bao Jianxin/Kaohsiung Report] Apprentice surnamed Chen maintained the mechanical parking space of the building alone, but was crushed to death. The master surnamed Zeng was dissatisfied with being sentenced to death for professional negligence in August. He appealed to reverse the case. The Kaohsiung Higher Branch Court reviewed his sophistry and Refusal to reconcile, and the sentence was changed to 14 months.

The verdict pointed out that in June 2017, a man surnamed Chen went to a mechanical and electrical company to apply for a job as an apprentice maintenance worker. The person in charge of the company surnamed Chen (sentenced) appointed an employee surnamed Zeng to teach him relevant maintenance knowledge and techniques, and two people were fixed in one group.

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At 2 p.m. on August 10 of the same year, Chen Nan had not yet received his license, but he rode his motorcycle alone to a building in Sanmin District to maintain a mechanical parking space. Unexpectedly, the mechanical parking space suddenly fell and was crushed to death. Two hours later, Zeng Nan was unable to contact him. He went to check and found out that something had happened.

The Xiong prosecutors conducted in-depth investigations and found that both the person in charge surnamed Chen and Zeng Nan were at fault. After the investigation of the crime of death due to professional negligence was concluded, the Kaohsiung District Court reviewed Chen's plea and reconciled with the victim's family. He was sentenced to eight months in prison and announced a suspended sentence; Zeng Nan He denies guilt. Although the District Court sentenced him to 8 months in prison, the sentence should not be suspended.

Zeng Nan refused to accept the appeal, alleging that the schedule on the day of the incident was chaotic, and instructed Chen Nan to wait for him in another building, but he did not expect to go to repair it alone, denying any fault; the prosecution believed that the sentence was too light, and appealed the same.

The Kaohsiung Higher Branch Court opened a court investigation and found that Zeng Nan had always denied it to the end and had not reconciled with his family. Compared with the case of the person in charge of the surname Chen, the sentence was obviously lower.