"Husband Who Killed Wife with 'Japanese Sword' in Front of Father-in-Law, Demand for Identity Disclosure" 청원 to Blue House

Wife Called and Killed During Divorce Lawsuit
Father-in-Law: "Always Threatened with a Weapon During Arguments"

Photo by Cheongwadae National Petition Board capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] After a man accused of killing his wife with a Japanese sword (katana) in front of his father-in-law was detained, a petition demanding the disclosure of the man's identity was posted on the Blue House petition board.

On the 7th, a post titled "Demanding the disclosure of the identity of the perpetrator who called to take clothes and killed his wife amid a divorce lawsuit" was uploaded to the Blue House National Petition board.

The petitioner stated, "Since May, husband Jang has been living separately from his wife and engaged in a divorce lawsuit. The victim went to Jang's house with her father after hearing Jang say 'Go get the children's clothes' and was attacked," adding, "The victim had been suffering from domestic violence and threats for years. Murder is a crime. We want the perpetrator's identity to be disclosed."

As of 8 p.m. on the 8th, the petition had received more than 15,549 signatures. If a Blue House National Petition receives more than 200,000 signatures within 30 days, a government official must respond.

Jang Mo, who is accused of killing his wife in front of his father-in-law. / Photo by MBC

Meanwhile, Jang is accused of killing his wife with a weapon at a multi-family house in Hwagok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, around 2 p.m. on the 3rd.

Jang had an argument with his wife over divorce after calling her to take the children's clothes, and the wife reportedly asked her father to record the scene. Enraged, Jang stabbed and killed his wife with a roughly 1-meter-long Japanese sword (katana) that was in the house.

It is reported that the wife had been suffering from domestic violence and threats for years. Jang did not want a divorce and was known to have violated a court-issued restraining order last month by visiting the house late at night to harass her.

The victim's father said, "Whenever they argued, he always threatened her with a weapon. (In the past) when my daughter called, she said, 'Dad, please save me.'"

The Seoul Southern District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Sang-gyu) conducted a detention hearing for Jang on the 5th on suspicion of murder and issued an arrest warrant, citing concerns over evidence tampering and flight risk.

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