Jeju Famous Restaurant Owner Confirmed for Life Imprisonment as Main Perpetrator of 'Cheongbu Murder'

The main perpetrator in the so-called 'Jeju Famous Restaurant Owner Contract Murder' case has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

On the 8th, the Supreme Court's First Division (Presiding Justice No Tae-ak) upheld the original sentence of life imprisonment for Park Mo (57), the main perpetrator who was arrested and prosecuted on charges including robbery and murder. Park was the mastermind behind the crime, and the court also confirmed a heavy sentence of 35 years imprisonment for Kim Mo (51), who was prosecuted together as the actual killer. Kim's wife and accomplice, Lee Mo (47), was sentenced to 10 years in prison in the first trial, reduced to 5 years in the second trial, and did not appeal.

According to the prosecution's charges, Park served as the managing director at the famous restaurant where the victim, A (55, female), was the honorary representative. After being excluded from the restaurant's operations and being demanded to repay debts by A, Park instructed his acquaintances, the couple Kim and Lee, to kill A.

In December 2022, Kim killed A by striking her head more than 20 times with a blunt weapon at a villa located in Ora-dong, Jeju City. The Kim couple began the crime after receiving an offer from Park of 32 million won in cash, the right to operate a branch of A's restaurant, and resolution of debts amounting to 230 million won.

Immediately after killing A, Kim stole 4.91 million won in cash and three luxury bags worth about 18 million won from A's house, and fled to their residence in Yangsan, Gyeongnam, by boarding a passenger ship with his wife Lee using a friend's resident registration card.

The prosecution requested the court to sentence Park and Kim to death, but the request was not accepted.

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