'Hangang Torso Murder Case' Jang Dae-ho Submits Appeal... Supreme Court to Decide

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Jang Dae-ho (38), the defendant in the so-called 'Hangang Torso Corpse Case,' will face a ruling from the Supreme Court.

According to the court on the 21st, Jang, who was detained and indicted on charges including murder and corpse mutilation, submitted a notice of appeal to the Seoul High Court through his lawyer on the same day.

The reason for the appeal has not yet been confirmed. However, Jang's side previously appealed the first trial verdict on the grounds of unfair sentencing.

Earlier, the Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul High Court (Chief Judge Bae Jun-hyun) sentenced Jang to life imprisonment, the same as the original trial, on the 16th.

Jang was indicted on charges of killing a guest by striking them with a blunt weapon at a motel in Guro-gu, Seoul, where he worked, and then mutilating the corpse with a sharp weapon in August of last year.

He was also tried for dumping the mutilated corpse into the Hangang River five times on the 12th of the same month.

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