美国男子在台法庭上自杀而亡

An American father-of-two has killed himself in a Taiwan court after being given a four-year prison sentence.

判了四年有期徒刑后，一个有两个孩子的父亲在台湾法庭上自杀。

English teacher Tyrel Martin Marhanka plunged a pair of scissors into his neck and severed his arteries on Thursday at the Changhua District Court moments after a judge handed him the jail term for possessing marijuana and opium.

周四，在昌化区法庭上，英语教师Tyrel Martin Marhanka将一把剪刀插入自己的颈部，并割断了动脉。之前，一个法官因为持有大麻和鸦片判处他徒刑。

The married 41-year-old who used to live in Illinois reportedly turned to the translator who told him the punishment and said: 'Four years?'

这位已婚的41岁人士，过去长住在伊利诺伊，据报道他转过头朝向翻译，翻译告诉他判罚结果，然后他说道：“四年？”

The Taipei Times reported that he was then asked if he wanted to appeal the sentence but refused.

台北时报报道，他随后被询问是否上诉，但是回答拒绝。

He then got angry and shouted: 'I don’t want to live anymore' before taking out two metal blades according to witnesses.

他愤怒的咆哮道：“我不想活了”，后来，掏出了两片金属刀片，据目击者说。