Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Husband in Gwanak-gu Mother and Child Murder Case on Appeal Trial
[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The prosecution has requested the death penalty again in the appeal trial for a husband accused of killing his wife and 6-year-old son in a multi-family house in Gwanak-gu, Seoul.
On the 15th, at the appeal trial presided over by the Criminal Division 2 of the Seoul High Court (Chief Judge Ham Sang-hoon), the prosecution asked the court to "sentence according to the original prosecution's demand." Jo was indicted last August for killing his wife and son with a weapon in a multi-family house in Gwanak-gu, Seoul. This is the so-called 'Gwanak-gu mother and son murder case.'
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During the trial, Jo strongly denied the charges and claimed innocence, but the first trial sentenced him to life imprisonment. Both Jo and the prosecution appealed the verdict. Jo's defense attorney reportedly denied the murder charges again on this day.
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