60s Man Who Killed Ex-Wife and 10-Year Acquaintance Suspected of Adultery Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

A man in his 60s who killed someone due to a delusion that another man had an affair with his ex-wife was sentenced to a heavy prison term.

The Supreme Court's 2nd Division (Presiding Justice Min Yu-sook) announced on the 19th that it upheld the original sentence of 15 years in prison for Mr. A (68), who was charged with murder.

Mr. A was brought to trial on charges of stabbing Mr. B, whom he had known for 10 years, multiple times with a weapon he had prepared in advance, killing him after accusing him of having an affair with his ex-wife, from whom he had divorced six years earlier, last September.

Right after divorcing his ex-wife, Mr. A happened to find his ex-wife's name on Mr. B's cellphone and suspected that the two were having an affair. However, when Mr. B rebutted by saying, "I have lost sexual ability due to diabetes, so I cannot have an affair," Mr. A accepted this. But when Mr. B later changed his statement to something like, "Actually, I have sexual relations once or twice a month," Mr. A fell back into the delusion that Mr. B was having an affair with his ex-wife and decided to commit the crime, according to the investigation.

The first and second trials stated, "He could not tolerate the groundless misunderstanding and jealousy toward the victim, who had maintained a long-term friendship and provided much help, and stabbed the victim with a weapon, causing death. Considering the means, method, and result of the crime, the guilt is very heavy," and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. The Supreme Court also agreed with the lower courts' judgment.

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