Lotto 1st Prize Winning Brother, Murder of Younger Sibling → "15-Year Sentence Is Too Harsh" Appeal

Jeonju District Court Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Park Hee-eun] A (58), who won the first prize in the lottery but squandered his fortune due to business failure and was prosecuted for killing his younger brother, has filed an appeal.

According to the Jeonju District Court on the 30th, A (58), who was indicted on charges of murder, filed an appeal on the 27th, dissatisfied with the first trial's sentence of 15 years in prison.

In the first trial, A requested the court to consider the excessive sentence of 15 years in prison, arguing that the crime was committed impulsively, that he had previously provided financial assistance to the victim's younger brother, and that the victim's mother and others pleaded for leniency.

However, the court sentenced him to 15 years in prison and ordered him to wear an electronic location tracking device for 10 years.

A was prosecuted for stabbing and killing his younger brother B (50) with a weapon around 4 p.m. on October 11 last year at a traditional market in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do.

Previously, after winning the first prize in the lottery in 2007, A lent money to acquaintances and squandered his fortune due to business failures.

He took out a loan using his younger brother's house as collateral, but when B demanded the status of the loan repayment, A reportedly killed B. At the time, A's blood alcohol concentration was 0.16%.

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