"Refused to Answer Calls" 50-Year-Old Sentenced to 30 Years for Wielding Weapon at Middle School Senior Group

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] The Changwon District Court Criminal Division 2 (Presiding Judge Kim Eun-jung) announced on the 12th that it sentenced A (50, male), who was tried for swinging a weapon at his middle school senior and his acquaintances (charges including murder and attempted murder), to 30 years in prison.

A harbored ill feelings because B, his middle school senior and close acquaintance, spoke ill of him, did not respond to his calls, and socialized with others.

On the evening of September 21 last year, around 7 p.m., after drinking alcohol, A visited a restaurant in Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, and swung a weapon at B and four of B’s acquaintances.

Due to A’s ruthless crime, C, a man in his 60s who was an acquaintance of B, died, and four others including B received hospital treatment. Immediately after the crime, A changed clothes and attempted to destroy evidence by disposing of the weapon in the sea.

According to B’s statement, A frequently assaulted B before the crime and even hit B’s son.

The court stated, “A showed no hesitation in repeatedly swinging a weapon at victims who were strangers just because they were accompanying B. This is essentially a random murder and attempted murder without any particular reason, showing a high possibility of social condemnation and an antisocial attitude that disregards human life.”

The court also combined the case with an incident in June of the same year where A took methamphetamine at a motel and damaged motel property, ordering him to complete 40 hours of drug addiction rehabilitation education.

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