70-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Ignoring 'No Trespassing' and Attempting to Kill Wife

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] A man in his 70s who tried to kill his wife by stabbing her multiple times has been sentenced to a heavy prison term. This man had previously been sentenced to family protection orders and probation for assaulting his wife, and despite a restraining order, he went back to his wife's residence and committed the crime.

On the 17th, the 15th Criminal Division of the Incheon District Court (Presiding Judge Lee Gyuhun) sentenced A (70) to six years in prison on charges of attempted murder and violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Domestic Violence Crimes. In addition, A was ordered to undergo medical treatment and confinement and to wear an electronic tracking device for 10 years.

A was indicted for stabbing his wife B (65) multiple times with a weapon for 1 minute and 20 seconds on her chest, abdomen, and thigh inside an elevator of an apartment in Incheon around 4 p.m. on November 4 last year, attempting to kill her.

On that day, he hid behind the wall next to the elevator in the apartment where B lived, pushed B into the elevator as she was returning home, and committed the crime. When B tried to escape, he chased her to the apartment complex playground while holding the weapon.

A, who suffers from alcohol-induced delusions and depressive anxiety disorder, had previously assaulted his wife B out of suspicion of infidelity, resulting in family protection orders. In February last year, he poured hot water from an electric kettle on B, strangled her, and hit her face, for which the court sentenced him to 10 months in prison with a two-year probation.

The Incheon Family Court issued a victim protection order in May last year, prohibiting A from approaching within 100 meters of his wife's residence, but A violated this order and went to his wife's home to commit the crime.

The court stated, "Despite repeated leniency, the defendant did not show remorse and continued to harass the victim," adding, "He even attempted to kill the victim less than a month after the probation sentence was finalized."

It continued, "Not only was the crime premeditated, but it could have resulted in the victim losing her life, making the nature of the crime severe," but also noted, "Considering that the defendant was in a diminished capacity to discern or decide his actions at the time of the crime and that he has admitted to all charges," explaining the sentencing rationale.

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