Man in his 60s Sentenced to 8 Years for Stabbing Ex-Lover Who Filed Illegal Filming Complaint with a Weapon

Court: "No one deserves to be killed as they justify and rationalize their own actions"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A man in his 60s who illegally filmed sexual intercourse with his partner and then wielded a weapon against her after being prosecuted has been sentenced to a heavy prison term.

The Criminal Division 12 of the Seoul Southern District Court (Chief Judge Oh Sang-yong) announced on the 15th that it sentenced Kim, a man in his 60s, to 8 years in prison on charges of attempted murder and attempted arson of a dwelling.

Kim was charged with stabbing Ms. A, a woman who was once his partner, with a weapon as she was leaving her home to go to work last December, and also wielding the weapon against Ms. A’s son, Mr. B, who rushed out after hearing her screams.

Previously, Kim had been prosecuted on charges of secretly filming sexual intercourse with Ms. A (using a camera or similar device) and had been on trial at the Bucheon branch of the Incheon District Court for about a month before the incident.

Investigations revealed that Kim harbored resentment after Ms. A filed a complaint against him for illegal filming and planned the attack. A note stating "I will kill Ms. A" was also found in Kim’s home.

Kim claimed, "Ms. A hit and pushed me with an umbrella as soon as she saw me, so I got angry and swung the weapon I had brought to properly confront her, but I had no intention to kill."

However, the court stated, "The defendant admitted during police investigation that he wielded the weapon against Ms. A, who was startled and crouched down upon seeing it, and despite Ms. A shouting and resisting with an umbrella, he continued to wield the weapon," and pointed out, "The defendant tries to justify and rationalize his actions as if they were caused by Ms. A, and this attitude did not change much even in court. Even if Ms. A committed some wrongdoing, no one deserves to be killed."

However, the court acquitted Kim of the attempted arson charge, stating, "Although the defendant prepared thinner and a lighter and brought them along, he did not take them out of his bag before or after the crime," and there was no evidence to recognize the intent to commit arson.

The prosecution had charged Kim with related offenses, believing he intended arson since he had prepared thinner and a lighter at the time of the crime, but the court judged that it was difficult to acknowledge the criminal intent based on the circumstances.

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