'Incheon Floor Noise Weapon Rampage' 50s Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison Confirmed

A man in his 50s, Lee Mo, is accused of injuring three members of a neighboring family with a weapon over noise disputes between floors.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] A man in his 50s who attempted to kill three members of a neighboring family with a weapon over inter-floor noise disputes in Incheon has been sentenced to a heavy prison term.

According to the legal community on the 12th, Lee (50), who was indicted on charges including attempted murder, recently withdrew his appeal to the Supreme Court. The 22-year prison sentence and the 10-year order to wear an electronic location tracking device (electronic anklet) handed down in the second trial were finalized.

Earlier, Lee was arrested and indicted on charges of attempting to kill a woman in her 40s, Ms. A, and her family with a weapon at a villa in Incheon on November 15, 2021.

Ms. A lost consciousness after being stabbed in the neck and underwent surgery for cerebral infarction, while her husband and daughter also sustained injuries to their faces and other areas, resulting in 3 to 5 weeks of medical treatment.

Investigations revealed that Lee had moved into the fourth floor of the villa 2 to 3 months before the incident but had conflicts with Ms. A’s family living one floor below due to inter-floor noise.

The courts in the first and second trials pointed out, "Although all the murder attempts failed, the outcome was tragic, with one victim suffering a fatal injury to the neck area."

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