"70-Year-Old Hunter Who Shot Taxi Driver Mistaken for Wild Boar... 'Admits Charges'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] A man in his 70s, who was charged with shooting and killing a taxi driver who was urinating on the road, admitted all charges during the trial.

On the 24th, Judge Jung Geum-young of the Criminal Division 4 at the Seoul Western District Court held a hearing for Mr. A (73), who was detained and indicted on charges of professional negligence causing death.

At the trial, Mr. A's lawyer stated, "He admits to all the charges" and added, "We are in the process of reaching a settlement with the victim's family." Mr. A also acknowledged the charges.

The next trial is scheduled for September 28.

Mr. A is accused of shooting a taxi driver in his 70s with a hunting shotgun on the evening of April 29 near the entrance of Bukhansan Urban Natural Park close to Gugitunnel in Eunpyeong-gu, while the driver had stopped his car and was urinating.

The victim suffered penetrating wounds to the wrist and abdomen and was transported to Seoul National University Hospital while receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but was reported to have died at 12:52 a.m. that day.

On the same day at 5:50 p.m., Mr. A, a legally registered hunter, received the hunting shotgun from a nearby police station and went up the mountain, reportedly mistaking the victim for a wild boar, which led to the accident.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.