"Borrowed Money to Give Gifts"... 20s Man Stabs Girlfriend Who Wanted to Break Up, Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

Daejeon District Court Cheonan Branch Sentences Man to 7 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder

A man in his 20s who indiscriminately wielded a weapon against his girlfriend after she announced their breakup was sentenced to a heavy prison term. The court ruled that “there was at least a conditional intent to kill.”

The Criminal Division 1 of Cheonan Branch, Daejeon District Court (Chief Judge Jeon Gyeong-ho) sentenced A (25), who was indicted and detained on charges of attempted murder, to seven years in prison on the 30th. A is accused of stabbing his girlfriend B nine times with a weapon inside a taxi in Asan, Chungnam, in July, attempting to kill her.

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B is reported to have a scar about 40cm long on her leg. The victim suffered severe injuries, including severed nerves in her calf and inability to move her toes due to the attack. B is said to still be unable to go outside due to fear of retaliation.

Investigations revealed that A and B had been dating for about a year. During their relationship, A borrowed money to give expensive gifts, but when B requested a breakup, he committed the crime.

It was also reported that A had a history of police investigations for so-called ‘dating violence,’ including punching B during their relationship. After B demanded a breakup, A harassed her by transferring 1 won at a time to her bank account.

On the day of the crime, A prepared the weapon in advance at home before meeting the victim.

The female victim, aware that A was carrying a weapon, tried to escape into the taxi but could not avoid the attack.

A’s defense attorney claimed that there was “no intent to kill.” The first trial court did not accept this argument.

At the final hearing, A said, “The incident seems to have occurred from stubbornness to possess the other person without accepting differences while living confidently,” adding, “I believe the heavy sentence is not to punish me but to make me reflect. I will live repenting and atoning to the victim and her parents.”

The court stated, “Although the victim desperately resisted and bled heavily, the defendant did not stop the attack,” and “Considering the weapon and the circumstances at the time, there was at least a conditional intent to kill.”

It continued, “The victim is expected to suffer from aftereffects that are difficult to endure, but the defendant keeps making unacceptable excuses, so strict punishment is necessary,” and “Although the defendant deposited 20 million won in escrow, the victim has no intention of accepting it and is pleading for severe punishment, which was taken into account in sentencing.”

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