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Madman mows down schoolkids, attempts immolation
Wu Chuan Ming, 67, yesterday morning drove his car
containing four full tanks of gasoline
into a crowd of primary school children, injuring four
before attempting to immolate himself.
His family, informed of the incident later,
tried to keep their composure.
[Younger brother] "This is his problem.
I already don't care about him anymore.
I haven't cared for a long time."
"He was violent at home and caused trouble.
He kept on and on."
"This kind of thing hasn't happened before
so until now I could still accept him,
you know?"
"But after the case with my father
I totally ignored him."
Neighbours also revealed
that he previously torched the family home's altar
and behaved strangely.
The suspect originally lived in an apartment
in Taipei with his family.
But after the 921 earthquake in 1999
they moved to Nantou to live in this house.
He started to fall deeply into religious activities
and couldn't get along with the family.
He also started to have extramarital relations
bringing fellow worshippers home.
He sold the family home
in order to start his own temple.
The family were forced to move back to Taipei.
He burnt his wife's clothes
during one of their arguments.
His wife couldn't stand it any longer and divorced him
The family also moved out of the apartment
leaving him alone.
He set his sights on selling the apartment
and even threatened to burn his whole family to death.
"Whenever we see him
he's always shouting,
banging on the door downstairs,
even the people upstairs could hear."
[Reporter] "What does he shout about?"
"Swearing,
I'll go burn you guys,
or this and that."
Doctors said that the suspect probably has
manic-depressive psychosis and paranoia
and is in need of compulsary medical treatment
in order to improve his condition.
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