Daejeon Elementary School Murder Teacher Myung Jaewan Admits Charges at First Trial

Witness Examination of Kim Haneul's Father to Be Held on the 30th

Myung Jaewan (48), a teacher who murdered Kim Haneul (7) at an elementary school in Daejeon, admitted to the charges during his first trial.

On May 26, the 12th Criminal Division of the Daejeon District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Byungman) held the first trial for Myung Jaewan, who was indicted on multiple charges, including violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (for-profit abduction and luring, etc.).

Myung Jaewan's attorney stated, "The defendant also believes he deserves to be punished," but requested a psychiatric evaluation to determine the factors that influenced the crime.

The prosecution argued that a psychiatric evaluation was unnecessary, as one had already been conducted during the investigation.

The victim's attorney requested that Kim Haneul's father be given an opportunity to testify at the next hearing.

The court plans to hold another hearing at 10:00 a.m. on June 30, during which Kim Haneul's father will be questioned as a witness, after which the court will decide on the psychiatric evaluation and the adoption of other witnesses.

Previously, it was found that on February 10, Myung Jaewan purchased a weapon and searched online for terms such as "elementary school student murder," and hid the weapon in the audiovisual room, which he had selected as the crime scene.

He is accused of luring the victim, Kim Haneul, by saying he would give her a book, subduing her by strangling her, and then stabbing her 28 times with the weapon, resulting in her death.

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