Taipei Times
Date Dec 25, 2018
By: Huang Mei-chu, Wang Chun-chieh and Jake Chung  /  Staff reporters, with staff writer

An elderley man in Hsinchu County on Friday morning died on his way to a temple after tripping on his dog, dropping a teapot and puncturing his right carotid artery on the shards, the Hsinchu County Police Department said on Saturday.

The 84-year-old, surnamed Chang (張), had taken in the dog, named Kuzo, about five years ago, and usually kept it leashed in front of the house, the department said.

Police said footage from surveillance cameras showed Chang walking between 5am and 6am on Friday, carrying tea and incense to an Earth God temple.

Kuzo was off the leash and the temple is less that 100m from Chang’s house, police said.    [FULL  STORY]