20s Thai Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Murder After Suspecting Girlfriend's Infidelity

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] A man in his 20s from Thailand was sentenced to a heavy prison term for killing his girlfriend with a weapon after suspecting her of infidelity.

The Gwangju District Court's 12th Criminal Division (Chief Judge No Jae-ho) announced on the 22nd that it sentenced Thai national A (26) to 15 years in prison on charges of murder.

The court stated, "A turned himself in at the police station 14 hours after the crime and is remorseful," but added, "However, crimes that infringe on life cannot be forgiven for any reason. We considered the fact that he surrendered himself at the police station and showed remorse in sentencing."

A was charged with stabbing his girlfriend B (23), who was of the same nationality, multiple times with a weapon at a one-room apartment in Ichang-dong, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do, around noon on March 8, resulting in her death.

A and B were in a de facto marital relationship, and it is known that A committed the crime after suspecting B of infidelity.

Immediately after the crime, A fled to the Gwangsan-gu area of Gwangju where he worked, but later surrendered to the police.

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