A criminal with 28 previous convictions killed an acquaintance five months after being released from prison... ``It was an accident'' = South Korea

A man in his 60s who was sentenced to life in prison in the first trial for killing an acquaintance he happened to meet with a deadly weapon appealed for better punishment at the appeals court. The Chuncheon Trial Chamber of the Seoul High Court indicts him on suspicion of murder, etc.
The final trial of accused A (63) was held on the 21st. The prosecutor said, ``The defendant committed the crime five months after he was released from prison,'' and ``He has a long history of violent convictions, and the victim died in this case.''
We request the trial chamber to dismiss the defendant's appeal, taking into consideration the fact that the defendant's appeal has been seriously damaged." Suspect A's defense attorney said, ``The defendant committed an accidental crime that he did not plan.''
``I hope that they will take into consideration the fact that his health is not good and that he has submitted a statement of remorse to the trial chamber.'' Suspect A said, ``I committed the crime due to an unexpected momentary mistake, but I believe it was due to retaliatory intent.''
"I never imagined that I would harm the victim," he said. He went on to say, ``It will be difficult to get them to forgive, but the incident was an accidental crime.''
I will live my life asking for forgiveness and apologizing to my family," he added. At around 9:30 p.m. on February 14th, Suspect A was drinking alcohol at a restaurant in Godu-ri, Dongnae-myeon, Chuncheon.
He was charged with murdering his acquaintance Mr. B (63) by brandishing a deadly weapon. Suspect A happened to meet Mr. B that day and was angry that Mr. B had hit his wife, so he committed the crime. Mr. B
He was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries to his chest, where he was pronounced dead. As a result of the investigation, it was found that Suspect A had a criminal conviction history of 38 times, of which 28 were violent convictions.
Ta. The crime in this case was committed by Suspect A after he was released from prison after serving 1 year and 6 months in prison for special assault. In May, the First Instance Chamber stated, ``There is a vague belief that once you are released from prison after your time in detention, you will not re-offend.''
Based on this assumption, the accused cannot be given the opportunity to interact with members of society,'' and sentenced suspect A to life in prison.