A man in his 50s sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a neighbor after an argument and committing bizarre acts on the body...

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] A man in his 50s who killed a neighbor with whom he had frequent emotional conflicts after an argument was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

On the 19th, the Criminal Division 11 of Daegu District Court (Presiding Judge Lee Sang-oh) announced that A (58), who was indicted on charges of murder and mutilation of a corpse for killing a neighbor and mutilating the body, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and placed under medical custody.

A was tried for killing a male neighbor B, who lived in the same apartment complex in Hwanggeum-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, around 7 p.m. on October 11 last year. It was confirmed that A had very bad feelings toward B, who was younger than him, because B habitually spoke to him informally and used abusive language, asked for money, poked him with his fingers, and harassed him by ringing the doorbell day and night without regard to time.

On the day of the death, B visited A’s house and spoke informally and abusively. Unable to control his anger, A rushed at B, punched him, and stabbed him with a weapon, resulting in B’s death.

Afterward, A mutilated parts of B’s body and reportedly committed a bizarre act of consuming parts of B’s corpse, feeling as if the deceased B was watching him.

The prosecution sought a life sentence for A, but the court ruled, "Since the victim B physically and mentally harassed A regularly, there are grounds to consider his motive," and "A had been suffering from schizophrenia for 20 years and was in a state of diminished mental capacity, and he surrendered to the authorities immediately after the crime."

However, the court added, "Nevertheless, taking a human life, which is a precious value, must be met with severe responsibility," and explained the sentencing by considering "A’s prior records of two punishments for assault, his repeated acts of assault and injury, the brutal method of murder causing a shocking death, and the severe mutilation of the victim’s corpse after the crime."

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