Prosecutors Seek Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Who Killed Former Dongseo Employee, Dismembered and Abandoned the Body
[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The prosecution has demanded a life sentence for a man in his 60s who was indicted on charges of murdering his former brother-in-law, mutilating the body, and abandoning it.
At the sentencing hearing held on the 20th at the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 15 (Presiding Judge Pyo Geuk-chang), the prosecution requested a life sentence for defendant A (62). The prosecution reportedly asked the court to impose this sentence, citing the brutality of the crime. The defense made a final plea for leniency, and A also acknowledged the charges and expressed remorse in his closing statement.
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A was arrested and indicted on charges of killing his former brother-in-law B (48) at an officetel in Jung-gu, Incheon, on July 15, mutilating the body, placing it in a bag, and abandoning it in the trunk of his vehicle. B's body was found three days after the incident in a bag inside A's car trunk parked in a parking lot in Michuhol-gu, Incheon. Investigations revealed that A committed the crime after becoming angry over B's derogatory remarks about his son.
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