"Why Are You Insulting My Own Daughter?"... Husband Kills Wife with Blunt Object 18 Days After Marriage

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[Asia Economy Reporter Nah Han-ah] The appellate court has increased the sentence to 12 years for a man in his 60s who killed his wife with a blunt weapon 18 days after their marriage, allegedly because she insulted his biological daughter.

On the 12th, the Daejeon High Court overturned the original 10-year prison sentence for Mr. A (61), who was charged with murder, accepted the prosecution's appeal, and sentenced him to 12 years in prison.

Mr. A became enraged around 3:27 a.m. on August 14 last year near Gongju Dam in Gongju-si, Chungnam, when his wife, Mrs. B (47), who was drinking with him, said, "You smell bad. Your daughter (stepdaughter) lives so dirty. The room looks like a pigsty."

Unable to control his anger, Mr. A took a blunt weapon from the car trunk and struck Mrs. B's head several times, saying, "Who do you think you are to ruin the family?" and strangled her to death.

Mrs. B was taken to a hospital in Daejeon but never regained consciousness and died after a week. It was the 18th day since they registered their marriage.

The two had known each other for about seven years, and Mr. A had grown close to Mrs. B while helping her with financial difficulties. They reportedly married on August 3 last year. However, after marriage, they frequently argued about their lifestyle.

The first trial court sentenced him to 10 years in prison, considering that the murder occurred impulsively during an argument.

However, the appellate court stated, "Even if he was stressed due to conflicts with the victim during their short marriage, the original sentence is too light for this crime that disregarded life," and increased Mr. A's sentence compared to the first trial.

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