New Taipei, March 27 (CNA) A man in his 70s, surnamed Lin (林), has been indicted for murder after his wife fell to her death from a 14th- floor living room window in December last year, the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office said Thursday.
Lin allegedly pushed his wife out of the window in their apartment in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, on the morning of Dec. 9, prosecutors said.
His wife, who was in her 60s and had been bedridden due to hydrocephalus -- a buildup of fluid in the brain -- fell to her death, according to the statement.
Lin turned himself in later that day, and the New Taipei District Court granted the prosecutors' motion to detain him, citing concerns that he might flee.
The New Taipei City Social Welfare Department said there was no record of domestic abuse.
Prosecutors concluded on Tuesday that Lin had intended to kill his wife.
He will stand trial in front of three judges and six citizen judges, according to the prosecutors.
Since Jan. 1, 2023, citizen judges in Taiwan have participated in trials where defendants are accused of intentionally committing crimes that result in death.
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