"Dispute Over Religious Issues Leads to Acquaintance's Murder"… 15-Year Prison Sentence for Man in His 30s

Court: "Brutally murdered... Difficult to imagine the shock and grief of the bereaved family"

A man in his 30s who killed an acquaintance over a religious dispute was sentenced to a heavy punishment.

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Park] The court sentenced a man in his 30s to prison for killing an acquaintance during an argument over religion while drinking.

The 11th Criminal Division of Daegu District Court (Chief Judge Sang-oh Lee) announced on the 31st that it sentenced Mr. A (38), who was charged with murder, to 15 years in prison and ordered him to wear an electronic location tracking device for 10 years.

On December 29 of last year, Mr. A got into an argument over religion while drinking with his senior, Mr. B (46), in Suseong-gu, Daegu. Enraged, Mr. A stabbed Mr. B multiple times in the neck and face with a weapon, killing him, and immediately reported the crime to 112 himself.

Mr. A admitted to stabbing with the weapon but claimed, "I was intoxicated at the time and lacked the ability to distinguish things clearly, and I committed the act to defend myself against Mr. B's preemptive attack."

The court stated, "The defendant killed the victim in a brutal manner by stabbing and slashing fatal areas such as the face and neck multiple times. The victim suffered terrible pain at the time of death, and the shock and grief of the bereaved family who lost their loved one are beyond imagination." However, the court also considered "the defendant's remorse and reflection on his wrongdoing, the fact that the crime was committed impulsively while intoxicated, and that he surrendered immediately after the crime" as reasons for sentencing.

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