'Killing Older Sister' 60s Sentenced to 20 Years in First Trial... Prosecution Appeals for "Permanent Isolation"

The prosecution has appealed the sentencing result for a man in his 60s accused of assaulting his shaman older sister to death.

The Seoul Eastern District Court recently sentenced Mr. Lee, in his 60s, to 20 years in prison and imposed compliance measures including a 10-year electronic monitoring device. The prosecution appealed, arguing that since Mr. Lee committed a similar crime six years ago and killed his older sister, posing a high risk of reoffending, permanent isolation from society is necessary. Mr. Lee also filed an appeal with the court on the 15th.

Mr. Lee is accused of assaulting his older sister to death on September 23 last year at a house in Gangdong-gu, Seoul. He reported that "my sister is not breathing" and was arrested by police who arrived at the scene. It is reported that Mr. Lee committed the crime because his older sister told his daughter to become a shaman.

In 2016, during a dispute between his wife and older sister over shamanic initiation, his wife died, and Mr. Lee reached an agreement with his sister to take the blame, resulting in a confirmed 2-year prison sentence in the second trial.

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