50-Year-Old Woman Who Shouted "I Will Kill the Judge" Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison on Appeal

Suspected of Killing a Male Landlord in His 50s Living in the Same Fence
Judge: "The Crime Method Was Very Brutal, Defendant Shows No Remorse"

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A woman in her 50s who killed her landlord caused a commotion by shouting insults at the court after being sentenced to 20 years in prison in the appellate trial as well.

The Jeju Criminal Division 1 of the Gwangju High Court (Presiding Judge Wang Jeong-ok) dismissed the appeal of Im Mo (50), who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the first trial on charges of murder, and upheld the original sentence on the 22nd.

Im was prosecuted on charges of brutally stabbing A (58) multiple times with a weapon at a house in Wolpyeong-dong, Jeju City, on December 17 of last year.

Im lived with A in two separate buildings on the first floor at the same address. On the day of the incident, Im stabbed Kim several times in the face and neck with a weapon, claiming that Kim had harassed her.

The police arrested Im urgently at a bus stop in downtown Jeju that afternoon after receiving a report from the family who found the deceased A.

Im appealed the first trial’s 20-year prison sentence, claiming self-defense and diminished mental capacity.

However, the appellate court ruled that the original court was not wrong in not considering diminished mental capacity.

The appellate court stated, "The defendant’s method of crime was extremely brutal. The fear the victim must have felt while dying standing was indescribably tragic," and added, "Considering comprehensively that the defendant has not shown remorse and has not been forgiven by the victim’s family, the defendant’s appeal is dismissed, and the original sentence is upheld."

The court further explained the reason for dismissing the appeal, saying, "Considering the evidence lawfully adopted, it is difficult to view the original judgment as unjust."

After the appeal was dismissed, Im reportedly became agitated and shouted insults such as "I will kill the judge" and "Dongbu Police Station XXX" loudly.

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