'Jeju Oil Market Returning Woman Murder' Prosecution Seeks Life Sentence for Man in His 20s

Bereaved Women Victims' Families "Must Sentence to Death" Outrage

The prosecution has demanded a life sentence for A, a man in his 20s, who murdered a woman returning home after finishing her part-time job at a convenience store. The photo shows a CCTV screen capturing A, wearing a black mask, getting out of his own van on August 30, the day of the incident. Photo by Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgi Kim] The prosecution has demanded a life sentence for a man in his 20s, A (29), who was put on trial for following a woman home after her part-time job at a convenience store in August, murdering her, and stealing cash.

On the 16th, the Jeju District Prosecutors' Office requested a life sentence during the sentencing hearing for A, who was charged with robbery-murder, attempted concealment of a corpse, fraud, and violation of the Specialized Credit Finance Business Act.

A is accused of killing the victim, B, around 6:50 p.m. on August 30 near a field close to Jeju International Airport, and fleeing after stealing her wallet and mobile phone.

In earlier hearings, A admitted to all the charges including robbery-murder and attempted concealment of a corpse but denied premeditated murder, claiming he stabbed the victim impulsively with a weapon.

At the hearing, the victim’s family requested the court to disclose the defendant’s identity and impose the death penalty, the maximum sentence for robbery-murder.

They also criticized the investigation as sloppy, pointing out that the original indictment contained facts inconsistent with the crime, and said the prosecution’s investigation was even less thorough than the police’s initial investigation.

The victim’s family expressed their outrage, saying, "If you watch the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, you will see that the victim had already lost her parasol on the side road. She fell into the field without it. Yet the indictment claims she defended herself with the parasol. Is this not an absurd indictment?"

The prosecution argued that the victim was brutally murdered multiple times and that the victim’s family demands severe punishment, thus requesting a life sentence for the defendant.

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