CASE OF GUN VIOLENCE: Separately, a man turned himself over to police for shooting another man in the leg after a row at a New Taipei City restaurant
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 01, 2020
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
A 36-year-old man on Thursday faced charges of arson and manslaughter after allegedly setting fire to a New Taipei City lottery store managed by his family, killing his mother.
Police said that a man surnamed Lin (林) on Tuesday reportedly set fire to the store in the city’s Sindian District (新店) after an argument with his elder sister.
Lin had allegedly argued with his sister, and when he discovered that she had talked about him with his father, he became angry, believing that they were maligning him, and purchased gasoline from a nearby gas station, police said.
Lin reportedly returned to the store, managed by his parents, and poured gasoline around the premises before igniting it with a lighter, police said. [FULL STORY]