“Confessed and Deposited…” Andong Knife Attack Murderer’s Sentence Reduced from 20 to 18 Years on Appeal

A man in his 20s who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing another man in his 20s with a weapon during a street altercation had his sentence reduced on appeal.

On the 25th, the Criminal Division 1 of Daegu High Court (Presiding Judge Jin Seong-cheol) overturned the original sentence of 20 years in prison for A (21), who was charged with murder and other offenses, and sentenced him to 18 years in prison.

A was prosecuted for stabbing B (23) in the neck with a weapon, causing his death, around 2:30 a.m. on July 4 last year on a street in Andong, Gyeongbuk.

Before the crime, A got into an argument with B and his group at a bar because he felt they were looking at him unpleasantly. After leaving the bar, he committed the crime using a weapon he purchased at a convenience store.

He was sentenced to 20 years in prison through a citizen trial held at Daegu District Court last January but appealed, claiming he had no intent to kill.

The court stated, “We do not accept the defendant’s claim that there was no intent to kill,” adding, “However, we considered that he generally acknowledged the facts and confessed, and that he made a deposit for the victim.”

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