Suspected Wife's Affair and Murder... 50s Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison

Requesting Police Report from Bystanders After Killing Wife

The court sentenced a man in his 50s to 18 years in prison for stabbing and killing his wife with a weapon after suspecting her of infidelity.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Woo-seok] A man in his 50s who stabbed and killed his wife out of suspicion of her infidelity was sentenced to prison.

The 15th Criminal Division of the Incheon District Court (Presiding Judge Lee Gyu-hoon) sentenced A (58) to 18 years in prison on the 24th in a sentencing hearing on charges of murder.

The court stated, "The defendant vaguely suspected the victim of infidelity without reasonable grounds, and even after the victim explained, he continued to interrogate her and then committed the crime. The defendant had a habit of assaulting the victim and their children while intoxicated for over 20 years. The severity of domestic violence gradually increased, and this incident cannot be considered accidental."

It continued, "Despite inflicting fatal injuries on the victim, the defendant did not provide immediate aid and instead engaged in strange behavior such as self-harm before reporting the incident late. Consideration was given to the fact that he admitted to the crime," explaining the sentencing rationale.

A was arrested and indicted on charges of stabbing and killing his wife B, who was in her 50s, inside a car parked at a campsite in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon, around 2 a.m. on October 29, 2021.

After the crime, A put the deceased B in the car and asked a passerby on the street to report to the police, saying, "I killed someone."

The police responded to the report, promptly arrested A, and found the deceased B inside his car parked nearby.

In the police investigation, A stated, "I usually did not get along well with my wife," and "After drinking soju, we argued inside the car, and I got angry and committed the crime."

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