20s Academy Instructor Sentenced for Attempted Murder of Wife

A 20-year-old academy instructor who deceived his wife by pretending to be a billionaire and attempted to kill her after his lies were exposed has been sentenced to prison.

According to the legal community on the 19th, the 13th Criminal Division of the Gwangju District Court (Presiding Judge Jeong Young-ha) sentenced A (28), who was indicted on charges including attempted murder, to 5 years and 6 months in prison and ordered 5 years of probation.

A was tried for attempting to kill his wife at their apartment home in Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City on June 17.

A graduated from a national university's college of education and had been living with his wife in conflict after it was revealed that he had falsely claimed to be a billionaire with assets worth 3 billion KRW.

After ongoing conflicts since early this year, he became angry upon hearing his wife say at dawn that day, "Married life is too hard, I want a divorce," and used a tool to strangle her until she lost consciousness.

After the wife regained consciousness and secretly called 112, he decided to kill her and stabbed her more than 10 times with a weapon. However, he was stopped by police officers who arrived at the scene.

The wife sustained injuries requiring about four weeks of treatment.

At the time, A had already been subject to a temporary restraining order issued by the Gwangju Family Court in April, prohibiting him from approaching within 100 meters of his wife due to crimes of assault, special injury, and special confinement.

The court pointed out, "The victim suffered significant physical and mental pain, including surgical treatment such as suturing, due to the crime," and "the defendant has not been forgiven by the victim."

However, the court explained the sentencing reasons, stating, "Considering that the defendant admitted to the crime and showed remorse, is a first-time offender with no prior criminal record, the murder attempt was unsuccessful, and fortunately, the victim's life was not endangered."

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