”I told you I'd kill you if you met another man” - Man in his 30s sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing lover 18 times with a deadly weapon - South Korea

A man in his 30s who attempted to kill his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her 18 times with a deadly weapon was sentenced to 20 years in prison on appeal. According to the Korean legal community on the 28th, the Suwon High Court
In the appeal trial against Defendant A, who was indicted on charges of theft and property damage, the court dismissed all appeals filed by Defendant A and the prosecutors and upheld the first-instance ruling.
The court ordered the wearing of a tracking device (a location tracking device). On July 21st of last year, at around 2:00 p.m., defendant A shot his ex-girlfriend B, who was in a beauty salon run by the 18th-century beauty parlor, with a weapon he had prepared in advance, and struck her neck and chest.
He was indicted on suspicion of stabbing and attempting to murder. Mr. B's life was saved thanks to a hospital nurse who was in the same building and took first aid measures, such as stopping the bleeding.
Defendant A visited Ms. B to ask for reconciliation and committed the crime. Defendant A told Ms. B, who pleaded for help, "I met a man other than me.
He was found guilty of brandishing the murder weapon several times and said, "I told you I would kill you," and then went to visit B eight days before the attempted murder.
I'm so angry I want to give up on life and stab you to death," he said, and was seen breaking glass cups and the toilet door at the beauty salon.
The appeals court said, "Although it is true that the defendant made a criminal deposit of 30 million won (approximately 3.45 million yen) for the victim, this
"It cannot be said that there has been a change in circumstances that would be sufficient to change the sentence imposed by the original court based on the facts alone," the court said, explaining the reason for dismissing the appeal, saying, "The sentence imposed by the original court is considered to have been appropriately decided."
Prior to this, the first trial court had said, "The crime in this case is extremely serious in light of the danger of the crime tools, the cruelty of the crime method, and the parts of the victim's body that were injured and the extent of the injury."
The court ruled that "he continued to attack the victim despite the victim's pleas for help, and there is a high possibility that he blamed her."