"If We Won't Reunite, Let's Die Together" 50-Year-Old Wields Weapon Against Ex-Wife and Son

50-Year-Old Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

A man in his 50s who attempted to kill his ex-wife and son with a weapon while demanding reconciliation was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

According to the legal community on the 8th, the Daejeon High Prosecutors' Office requested the same 20-year prison sentence at the appeal trial of Mr. A (50), held the previous day at the Daejeon High Court Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Song Seokbong). In the first trial, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

At the sentencing hearing, the prosecution stated, "Mr. A habitually assaulted his biological son and ex-wife and committed an inhumane crime of attempted murder without any remorse." They added, "The victims are also pleading for severe punishment," explaining the reason for the sentence request.

Mr. A’s defense attorney argued, "Although the lower court denied the intent to kill, it has been acknowledged in the second trial. Please consider that the circumstances leading to the crime were impulsive."

Mr. A was charged with stabbing his ex-wife (46) once in the abdomen with a weapon and swinging the weapon at his son (21) who tried to stop him, after visiting the house where they lived on August 29 last year around 10:40 p.m. while intoxicated, demanding reconciliation but being rejected.

It was confirmed that after injuring himself immediately following the crime, he attempted to kill his ex-wife again, but the attempt failed because his son grabbed his clothes.

The first trial court stated, "The victims are suffering not only physical injuries but also mental trauma and are still trembling with fear of retaliation." It also noted, "Considering the defendant’s past history of threatening his wife and daughter and being punished for multiple violent crimes."

Meanwhile, the sentencing hearing is scheduled for the 28th.

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