'Grudge Over Rejected Settlement'... Prosecution Seeks Life Sentence for 50s Man Who Murdered Ex-Cohabitant with Weapon

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[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] The prosecution has demanded a life sentence for a man in his 50s who harbored resentment against his ex-cohabiting partner for refusing to settle an assault case and stabbed her multiple times with a weapon, resulting in her death.

On the 15th, at the Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 2 (Presiding Judge Jin Won-du), during the sentencing hearing, the prosecution requested a life sentence for the defendant A (51) on charges including retaliatory murder under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes.

The prosecution also requested the court to order the attachment of an electronic location tracking device (electronic anklet) for 30 years.

A was indicted on charges of stabbing his ex-cohabiting partner B (55), who worked as an employee at a karaoke bar in downtown Chuncheon, multiple times with a weapon in July of last year, causing her death.

It was investigated that A committed the crime out of dissatisfaction because B did not agree to settle an assault incident that occurred while they were living together.

The sentencing hearing for A is scheduled to be held on the 29th.

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