'Geumcheon Lover Revenge Murder' 30s Life Sentence... "Must Be Permanently Isolated from Society"

The court sentenced a man in his 30s to life imprisonment, stating that he must be "permanently isolated from society" after he committed retaliatory murder against his ex-partner who had reported him for dating violence.

On the 31st, the Criminal Division 11 of the Seoul Southern District Court (Presiding Judge Jeong Doseong) sentenced Kim Mo (33), who was indicted for retaliatory murder under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, to life imprisonment. The court also ordered him to complete 40 hours of a sexual violence treatment program, register his personal information for 15 years, and wear an electronic monitoring device for 30 years.

The court found all the charges brought by the prosecution to be guilty. The court stated, "Kim searched the internet for terms such as 'murder' and 'murder plan' three days before the crime, prepared a weapon, and waited for the victim, indicating a premeditated murder." It added, "According to the autopsy results, it is judged that Kim brutally killed the victim. Although Kim claimed he tried to take the victim to the hospital, he lied to prevent witnesses from reporting and left the victim in the car, preventing proper medical treatment."

Kim is accused of killing A, with whom he had dated for about a year, on the morning of May 26 at 7:17 a.m. with a weapon he had prepared in advance, shortly after A reported him for dating violence and he had submitted a statement at the police station. After putting the collapsed A in his car and fleeing, Kim was arrested eight hours later in Paju, Gyeonggi Province.

The court stated, "Considering the fact that this was a planned murder, the cruelty of the method, the severity of the guilt, the disregard for life, and the high risk of reoffending, it is necessary to permanently isolate him from society." Kim's mental illness was not considered a mitigating factor for sentencing.

Although Kim requested the death penalty during the final trial, the court said, "The death penalty is an extremely exceptional punishment that deprives human life," and "It is difficult to see this case as one that justifies a death sentence."

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