20s Man Who Killed Colleague for Loud Snoring in Break Room Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

Worked Together for One Year... No Personal Acquaintance
Claimed 'Diminished Mental Capacity' but Not Recognized by Court

An employee at a logistics center was sentenced to a heavy prison term for stabbing a colleague to death with a weapon because the colleague was snoring loudly while sleeping in the break room.

On the 14th, the 12th Criminal Division of the Gwangju District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Sang-gyu) sentenced A (26), who was charged with murder, to 20 years in prison. A was accused of stabbing his colleague B, a man in his 40s, dozens of times with a weapon at a logistics center located in the Pyeongdong Industrial Complex in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, at 3:48 a.m. on January 13.

Gwangju District Court Exterior View

A woke B, who was sleeping in the break room, because B was snoring loudly, which led to an argument. Afterwards, they went outside the break room, and A took a weapon from the goods stored in the logistics center and committed the crime. Investigations revealed that they had worked together as contract employees at the logistics center for one year but did not have a personal relationship.

During the trial, A claimed to have been in a state of diminished mental capacity, but the court did not accept this.

The court stated, "Considering the method of the crime, the nature of the offense is serious," and pointed out, "The victim suffered an irreparable loss of life due to the defendant's actions." The court added, "Taking into account the victim's family’s plea for severe punishment, the sentence was determined," explaining the reason for the heavy sentence.

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