"Serial Murder of Two Women" Choi Sejong: "I Testified as the Prosecutor Wanted"

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Choi Sejong, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial for brutally murdering two women, claimed that he "testified as the prosecutor wanted during the investigation." The prosecution, which sought the death penalty in the first trial, and Choi Sejong both appealed, citing unfair sentencing.

On the 29th, at the first appeal trial held at the Jeonju Division of the Gwangju High Court, 1st Criminal Division (Chief Judge Kim Sungjoo), Choi's defense attorney requested the defendant's examination, stating, "The defendant testified as the prosecutor wanted, so the facts of the case are incorrect." He added, "The defendant claims that he was not able to testify properly or truthfully due to being in a state of confusion." The court continued the trial to allow the defense to examine the defendant and for the prosecution's cross-examination. The next trial is scheduled for March 3.

Meanwhile, Choi was arrested and indicted on charges of sexually assaulting A (34), a friend of his wife, on April 15 last year, stealing her gold bracelet and cash, murdering her, and abandoning the body near a river. Four days later, he is also investigated for murdering B (29), whom he met through a chat app, and abandoning the body in an orchard.

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