In Zhonghe, New Taipei City, there was a tragic murder case involving 3 deaths in a family of 4. New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi said today (4th) that the old father has been sent to a care institution for placement, and the funeral will do his best to help.

(Photo by reporter Yu Zhaofu)

[Reporter Yu Zhaofu/New Taipei Report] New Taipei Zhonghe reported a tragic murder case of 3 people yesterday. Because the social workers and public health personnel could not get in touch, they reported it to the village chief. After the police broke the door, they found that the mother and 2 sons of a family of 4 had died for a long time. , only an 85-year-old man with dementia survived.

New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi said today (4th) that the old father has been sent to a care institution for placement, and will do his best to help with funeral matters.

Hou Youyi was interviewed today when he attended the opening ceremony of Xizhi Kangjiaokeng Park. Regarding the tragedy of "a family of four and three deaths", he said, "Thank you for your concern and neutralization of the tragedy caused by a family of four with disabilities. He remembered that on February 2 In the process of contacting the public health nurses, social workers from the social bureau and the health bureau failed to get in touch with them, so they specially notified the head of the village to go to the scene to see such a tragedy.”

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Hou Youyi said, "The city government has sent the surviving father to a care institution. As for the funeral assistance, we will do our best to help. New Taipei City has always had a high-pressure respite load project. The labor union took the initiative to help everyone so that the family members can reduce the burden. Therefore, what we expect is that in addition to our constant care, we will also continue to provide more solutions to care for the physically and mentally disabled.”

This social tragedy happened in Zhonghe. After the police broke into the door yesterday (3rd), they were surprised to see a family of four. Only an 85-year-old demented man surnamed Yang was left alone in the room. His wife and two sons were gone. The signs of life almost turned into mummies. Preliminary research judged that 3 people were suspected to have died of illness.

This high-care family consists of an 85-year-old man surnamed Yang and an 81-year-old wife surnamed Chen. They live with a 54-year-old adopted son and a 53-year-old biological youngest son. Yang is suffering from dementia, and his two sons cannot take care of themselves due to illness. , all three of them rely on Mrs. Chen to take care of their daily life.