"Demanded Debt Repayment"... 60-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing Regular Restaurant Owner and Taking Photos of the Body

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A man in his 60s who killed a restaurant owner who pressured him to repay money and filmed the crime scene to send to an acquaintance was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

On the 24th, according to the Busan District Court, the Eastern Branch Criminal Division 1 (Chief Judge Choi Ji-kyung) sentenced Mr. A, who was tried on charges of murder, to 25 years in prison.

Mr. A was arrested and indicted on charges of stabbing a woman in her 50s, Ms. B, multiple times with a weapon at a house in Banyeo-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan, on May 15.

It was investigated that Mr. A borrowed money from Ms. B, the owner of a regular restaurant, but did not repay it, and committed the crime during an argument when Ms. B urged repayment.

After the crime, Mr. A filmed the deceased Ms. B and sent the footage to acquaintances, fled, and then attempted suicide but failed.

Mr. A claimed that the crime was committed impulsively during the argument, but the court did not accept this.

According to the National Forensic Service's analysis, Mr. A stabbed Ms. B with a weapon even after she had died.

The court judged it as a premeditated murder, citing that Mr. A searched for methods of killing and suicide before the crime and said farewell to acquaintances just before the crime.

Also, the court found that the crime was not impulsive based on the fact that Mr. A boldly and calmly filmed the murdered Ms. B with his cellphone and sent it to acquaintances.

The court stated, “The method of the crime and the actions after the crime were planned and very cruel,” and “Murder is a serious crime that cannot be remedied by any means, so severe punishment is necessary.”

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