'Busan Dolryeochagi' Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years on Appeal for Attempted Rape and Murder

A man who was put on trial for charges related to the so-called 'Busan Dolryeochagi Incident,' in which a woman in her 20s was brutally assaulted and left unconscious while returning home in Seomyeon, the center of Busan, had his sentence increased to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of attempted rape and murder in the appellate court.

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On the afternoon of June 12, the Criminal Division 2-1 of the Busan High Court (Presiding Judge Choi Hwan) sentenced Mr. A to 20 years in prison in his appeal trial, increasing the sentence by 8 years compared to the 12 years handed down in the first trial. The court also ordered 10 years of personal information disclosure, a 10-year restriction on employment at institutions related to children, and 20 years of electronic location tracking.

The court stated, "The defendant committed the crime using the victim as a means for a sexual offense," and found Mr. A guilty of attempted rape and murder. The court further explained, "He targeted a complete stranger as an object of sexual desire, kicked and stomped on her head, dragged her away without a moment's hesitation, and attempted to commit a sexual offense against the victim, who was already suffering from significant blood loss."

On the afternoon of the 12th, at the Busan High Court in Yeonje-gu, Busan, the victim is seen shedding tears during an interview after the appeal trial of the 'Busan Dolryeochagi Incident.'
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Previously, Mr. A was indicted on charges of attempted murder for following the victim, Ms. B, for about 10 minutes around 5 a.m. on May 22 last year as she was returning home, and then assaulting her in the common entrance of an officetel in Busanjin-gu.

The first trial sentenced him to 12 years in prison. However, during the appeal proceedings, additional evidence emerged, such as the discovery of Mr. A's DNA on the jeans Ms. B was wearing at the time of the incident, which led to the indictment being changed to attempted rape and murder.

At the sentencing hearing of the appellate trial, the prosecution requested that Mr. A be sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Meanwhile, Ms. B recently appeared on CBS Radio and expressed her anxiety, stating that Mr. A had openly mentioned retaliation to fellow inmates at Busan Detention Center and had memorized her personal information. The Ministry of Justice announced that it would strengthen special management of Mr. A and intensify efforts to prevent retaliatory crimes.

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