Prosecution Appeals 7-Year Sentence for 30-Year-Old Man in Girlfriend Assault Death Case
![A man in his 30s who assaulted his girlfriend during an argument, causing her death, is seen leaving the courtroom after completing a pre-trial detention hearing at the Seoul Western District Court on September 15 last year. The incident occurred in an officetel in Mapo-gu, Seoul. <br>[Image source=Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2021091517173032228_1631693850.jpg)
A man in his 30s who assaulted his girlfriend during an argument, causing her death, is seen leaving the courtroom after completing a pre-trial detention hearing at the Seoul Western District Court on September 15 last year. The incident occurred in an officetel in Mapo-gu, Seoul.
[Image source=Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The prosecution has appealed after a man in his 30s was sentenced to seven years in prison in the first trial for assaulting his girlfriend to death.
According to the legal community on the 11th, the prosecution submitted an appeal to the Criminal Division 12 of the Seoul Western District Court (Chief Judge Andongbeom) the day before.
Mr. Lee was arrested and indicted on charges of causing death by injury after assaulting Hwang Ye-jin (then 26 years old), his girlfriend of seven months, at an officetel in Mapo last July, resulting in her receiving treatment for over 20 days before she died. On the 6th of this month, the court sentenced Mr. Lee to seven years in prison, which is lower than the prosecution's requested sentence of ten years.
The court acknowledged all the charges as guilty and stated, "The victim ended her life at the young age of 26 due to this crime, and the bereaved family is experiencing indescribable pain and is seeking severe punishment," but added, "The defendant was not in a continuous abusive relationship with the victim, and it appears that the injury causing death occurred impulsively during an emotional conflict. It is difficult to recognize that the defendant intentionally killed the victim," and thus sentenced him to seven years in prison.
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Immediately after the sentencing, the victim's side expressed regret, saying, "We requested the court to examine the intent of murder through on-site inspection and forensic expert testimony in court, but it was not accepted," and asked the prosecution to appeal.
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