Mother of Victim in 'Game Argument' Murder Case Requests Death Penalty for Perpetrator in 청원 to Blue House

A petition titled "Please sentence the murderer who killed my son stabbed with a weapon to death" posted on the Blue House National Petition Board on the 15th. Photo by Blue House National Petition Board capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] On the 13th, an incident occurred where a man who had been arguing with someone during an online game met the opponent in person and killed him with a weapon. The victim's family has posted a petition on the Blue House National Petition Board demanding severe punishment for the perpetrator.

On the 15th, a petition titled "Please sentence the murderer who stabbed my son to death with a weapon to death penalty" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board.

The petitioner, A, who identified herself as the victim's mother, explained the situation, saying, "On the 13th, my son was found dead in Daejeon, a place with which he had no ties, with a knife stabbed in his neck." She added, "Around 9 a.m., I received a text message from the police station saying 'Your son's safety is at risk, please contact us,' and later a phone call informing me that my son had died in Daejeon. At first, I thought it was just a voice phishing scam."

She continued, "However, it was not voice phishing, and while rushing to Daejeon, tears uncontrollably flowed, and I wanted to believe it was not true. Hearing that my son, who enjoyed playing mobile games, had gone to find a man he had argued with online and was killed with a weapon was extremely shocking," she revealed.

According to A, the perpetrator B had an argument with the victim C online and then sent his home address, demanding to meet in person. At first, B did not respond, but the next day they argued again, and then C drove from his home in Gyeonggi-do to B's residence in Daejeon.

A said, "The other man met my son for the first time, had a scuffle, and then stabbed him in the neck with a weapon he had prepared in advance, and my son died like that," "My son was 28 years old, weighed 100 kg, and had a strong build, but he could not resist even once and collapsed and passed away," she said.

She added, "It was wrong to argue in the game and go to meet and fight in person, but ultimately, isn't B, who committed murder, more at fault?" "My deceased son cannot speak. I cannot hear any words from him, and it is frustrating," she lamented.

File photo. On the 13th, an incident occurred where a person met an opponent they had been arguing with during an online game and killed them with a weapon./Photo by Yonhap News

A said, "Even now, it feels like my son will open the front door and come in. I hope that my son's death will not be unjustly forgotten and that such incidents never happen again," she pleaded, "Please do not reduce the sentence by citing diminished mental capacity, mental instability, or game addiction, but impose the death penalty for the unforgivable crime of murder."

Earlier, at around 1:40 a.m. on the 13th, in an apartment complex in Daejeon, a man in his 30s, B, stabbed and killed a man in his 20s, C, with a weapon.

According to the Daejeon Jungbu Police Station, B and C had been arguing in the chat window of an online game for several days recently. Then B gave his home address and said something to the effect of "Come to my house," and C, who lived in Gyeonggi-do, drove to Daejeon where B resided.

B met C near his residence and committed the crime with a weapon he had prepared in advance. During the investigation, B stated, "I only brought the weapon for self-defense and it was not a premeditated murder."

The police are investigating B for the exact motive of the crime and have requested an autopsy from the National Forensic Service to determine the exact cause of death of C.

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