‘Cheongdam-dong Stock Tycoon’ Lee Hee-jin's Parents Murdered by Kim Da-woon Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Kim Da-woon (35), who has been on trial for charges including murdering and disposing of the bodies of the parents of 'Cheongdam-dong stock millionaire' Lee Hee-jin (33, currently incarcerated), has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

The 1st Criminal Division of the Anyang Branch of Suwon District Court (Presiding Judge Kim So-young) sentenced Kim to life imprisonment on the 18th for charges including robbery-murder, corpse disposal, and conspiracy to commit robbery.

The court stated, "The defendant not only brutally murdered two victims with the intent to steal money but also meticulously planned the crime in advance and used cunning and bold methods. However, he is shifting all responsibility onto accomplices and making implausible excuses."

It added, "It is necessary to permanently isolate him from society to hold him accountable for the heinous crime and to allow him to repent through imprisonment." The court also noted, "However, the defendant's lack of prior criminal record was taken into consideration during sentencing."

Kim was brought to trial on charges of killing Lee's father (62) and mother (58) in an apartment in Anyang City, Gyeonggi Province, on February 25 last year, stealing 500 million won in cash and a luxury imported car, and fleeing the scene.

In August last year, during the prosecution's closing arguments on Kim's charges of robbery-murder, the prosecution sought the death penalty. Subsequently, before the sentencing hearing, the prosecution added the charge of conspiracy to commit robbery and re-requested the death penalty on the 28th of last month.

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