Gaslighting Victim Kills Landlord... Sentenced to 15 Years in First Trial

Sexual Abuse by Teacher of Students with Intellectual Disabilities

A man in his 30s with an intellectual disability, accused of killing a building owner after being gaslighted (psychologically dominated) by his employer, was sentenced to a heavy prison term in the first trial.

Southern District Court.
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On the 4th, the 15th Criminal Division of the Seoul Southern District Court (Chief Judge Yang Hwan-seung) sentenced Kim, who was indicted and detained on charges of murder, to 15 years in prison and ordered 5 years of probation.

The court stated, "The defendant brutally killed the victim by stabbing him multiple times simply because he developed resentment toward the victim," and added, "Although he has shown remorse and reflection on his wrongdoing belatedly, we considered that he did not plan and execute the crime based on his own judgment but committed the crime under the instigation of an accomplice who exploited his intellectual disability."

Last November, Kim stabbed and killed Yoo, an octogenarian, multiple times with a weapon on the rooftop of a building in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. Kim was the parking lot manager of a motel in the adjacent building owned by Yoo, and it was investigated that he committed the crime under the instructions of Jo, the motel owner. Jo had leased the motel parking lot from Yoo, and there was a conflict related to redevelopment in the Yeongdeungpo area.

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