50s on Probation Attempted to Set Fire to Church While Suffering from Hallucinations and Delusions

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] On the 18th, the Changwon District Court's 2nd Criminal Division announced that it sentenced A (53), who was tried on charges of attempting to set fire to a church (attempted arson of a general building), to one year in prison with a two-year probation.

A, suffering from hallucinations and delusions that Lee Man-hee, the General Assembly President of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, was continuously harassing him, attempted to set fire by pouring gasoline on a shoe rack at a church in Masanhappo-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, on October 17 last year.

However, the fire only burned part of the floor mat and the shoe rack door and did not spread to the church building, resulting in an attempt.

The court stated, "The defendant's guilt is very serious as it could have caused significant damage to many lives and properties," and added, "The sentence was determined considering the defendant's psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions."

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