A mentally unstable man armed with a knife killed the female manager of the Mucha apartment complex where he lived and wounded another man before killing himself, police said yesterday.
Liu Lung (劉蓉), 58, jumped to his death from the eighth floor of one of the complex's buildings shortly after killing 46-year-old Chiu Hsiu-fang (邱秀芳) and seriously wounding one of her co-workers, Liu Cheng-hung (劉政宏), aged 42.
Police say Liu Lung was a manic-depressive and had suffered from the bipolar disorder for many years. They say his mental illness seemed to have worsened in recent months.
Liu Lung had reportedly had several disputes with the managers of the Mucha complex, mainly Chiu, about his frequent requests to move to another apartment because of what he claimed was "harassment" by his neighbors.
He had rented a twelfth-floor apartment in the complex, one of the most luxurious and expensive housing developments in the Mucha area, early this year. But not long after he moved in, he complained to the complex's managers of "harassment" from his neighbors and asked to be allowed to move into an apartment on the eighth floor of the same building. His request was granted only after persistent arguments with the managers.
Liu Lung reportedly continued to complain about his living situation after moving to the eighth-floor unit.
Police say he rushed into the management office on the first floor of his building about 9:30am yesterday, armed with a small knife.
There were three people in the office, including Chiu, her colleague Liu and a cleaning woman. Police say the three had little time to react before they found themselves under attack.
Chiu suffered a fatal wound to the heart and died in the office, while Liu Cheng-hung was seriously injured as he tried to fight off Liu Lung. The cleaning woman, who was not identified, was not injured.
Police say Liu Lung then returned to his apartment and shortly thereafter leapt to his death.
The murder-suicide has attracted widespread media attention because the apartment complex is home to many prominent people, including former National Police Administration director-general Ting Yuan-chin (
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