Ex-Lover Murderer and Stalker Says "No Need for Electronic Ankle Bracelet"... 6-Year-Old Daughter Who Lost Mother Undergoing Psychological Therapy

Former Partner with 6-Year-Old Daughter Killed with a Weapon
Prosecutors Say "Method Is Brutal," Request Electronic Ankle Bracelet
Defense Attorney Claims "Personal Grudge... Low Risk of Recidivism"

A man in his 30s who stalked and killed his ex-lover with a 6-year-old daughter despite a court-issued restraining order argued that the electronic monitoring device (electronic ankle bracelet) requested by the prosecution was unnecessary, claiming that “the likelihood of reoffending is not high.”

According to the legal community on the 27th, the defense attorney of A (30), who was indicted on charges including murder and violation of the Act on the Punishment of Stalking Crimes, stated at the second trial held at the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 15 (Presiding Judge Ryu Hojung), “The defendant is expected to receive a heavy sentence, and please consider that there is sufficient possibility that violent tendencies will be corrected during that period.”

A was arrested and indicted on charges of stabbing and killing his ex-lover B in the chest and back with a weapon in the hallway of an apartment in Namdong-gu, Incheon, at around 5:53 a.m. on July 17. It is also known that he injured B’s mother, who came out of the house upon hearing B’s screams and tried to stop the crime, by wielding the weapon.

Previously, A was investigated by the police on charges of stalking and assaulting B, with whom he had dated for about a year while working at the same workplace, after they broke up in June.

Stalker A, who killed his ex-lover with a weapon, is leaving Incheon Nonhyeon Police Station on the morning of the 28th for prosecution transfer.
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At that time, A had received a provisional injunction from the court ordering him “not to approach within 100 meters of B and to refrain from approaching via electronic communication,” but he committed the crime despite this. He is also charged with violating the provisional injunction by visiting B’s residence seven times between June 2 and July 17.

B’s 6-year-old daughter, who lost her mother due to A’s crime, is reported to be receiving psychological treatment due to mental shock.

In response, the prosecution requested the court on the 18th of last month to order the attachment of an electronic monitoring device on A, citing the cruelty of the crime and the high risk of reoffending, stating, “A violated the court’s provisional injunction and continuously sought out the victim, brutally killing her.”

However, A’s defense attorney argued, “The motive for the crime was personal resentment stemming from feelings of betrayal and loss toward the victim,” and requested the dismissal of the prosecution’s request. The defense claimed, “This was not a crime against an unspecified number of people, and the likelihood of reoffending is not high.”

The court plans to conduct a witness examination at the next hearing, followed by the defendant’s interrogation at the fourth trial.

Meanwhile, B’s family disclosed photos of the victim taken during her lifetime on an online community on the 8th of last month. The family appealed, saying, “We heard before the first trial that this was not a revenge killing,” and urged, “Please establish practical measures to ensure the safety of many victims related to stalking crimes.”

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