'Yeongdeungpo Building Owner' Murder Suspect with Intellectual Disability Admits Guilt "Accomplice Made Me Do It... Unfair"

All Charges Admitted at First Pretrial Conference

A man in his 30s with an intellectual disability, Kim, who is accused of killing an octogenarian building owner after being subjected to 'gaslighting' (psychological domination) by his employer, admitted all charges in his first trial.

On the 30th, at the first preparatory hearing for the murder case held at the Seoul Southern District Court Criminal Division 13 (Presiding Judge Myeong Jae-kwon), Kim said, "I admit the charges, but I was ordered by an accomplice and I am also wronged."

Kim's defense attorney explained, "The defendant admits all the charges, and as the defendant says, the main argument is that he killed the victim under the instruction of another defendant."

Seoul Southern District Court Photo by Asia Economy DB

Kim was indicted on charges of stabbing and killing Yoo, an octogenarian building owner, multiple times with a weapon on the rooftop of a building in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on November 12 of last year.

Kim was the parking lot manager of a motel in the adjacent building owned by Yoo, and it was investigated that he was psychologically dominated by Cho (44), the owner of the motel, and was ordered to commit the crime.

Cho, who leased the motel parking lot from Yoo, harbored resentment against Yoo after conflicts related to redevelopment in the Yeongdeungpo area, and it was found that he sowed discord with lies, causing Kim to develop strong hostility toward Yoo.

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