60s Man Sentenced to Heavy Prison for Indiscriminately Beating Wife to Death: "Shows No Remorse"

Changwon District Court / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] A man in his 60s who was prosecuted for brutally assaulting his wife to death was sentenced to a heavy prison term.

The Changwon District Court Criminal Division 2 (Chief Judge Lee Wanhyung) announced on the 9th that it sentenced Kim Mo (67), who was charged with murder, to 25 years in prison.

The court explained the sentencing reason, saying, "It is hard to even imagine the extreme fear and physical pain Kim's wife must have felt while being assaulted without any particular reason," and "It is necessary to isolate husband Kim from society for a long time to hold him accountable corresponding to the crime."

It added, "Kim showed no minimum remorse after the crime and only claimed 'I don't remember' from the investigation stage to the court," and "He did not show any sign of reflecting on his wrongdoing."

Kim is accused of indiscriminately assaulting his wife A at the orchard he operated last October, causing her death.

At the time, while drinking with A, Kim became enraged when A said, "Work is too hard, let's sell the orchard." Kim threatened A, made her put a rope around her neck inside the farm shed and tie it to an iron pillar, then brutally beat her using fists, feet, a hammer, a shovel, and a wooden stick.

A died at the scene.

Afterwards, Kim returned to his room and was caught by police who responded to a family report while he was sleeping.

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