”Going to prostitute right after murder”... 10 to 13 years in prison even if you turn yourself in = Korea

A man in his 60s who killed a junior colleague in his neighborhood and turned himself in to the police received a heavier punishment in his appeal than the original ruling. The Chuncheon division of the Seoul High Court on the 6th imposed a harsher punishment on Defendant A (66), who was indicted on charges of murder.
The court overturned the original verdict of 10 years in prison and sentenced the defendant to 13 years in prison. On March 25th, around 1:50 pm, Defendant A and B (63) were arrested at a house in Hwacheon-myeon, Hongcheon-gun.
He was indicted on suspicion of causing the death of B by drinking and brandishing a weapon. The two were senior and junior in the neighborhood, and regarding his own acceptance into a public work position, Defendant A said, "Defendant A applied alone.
When Mr. B, who misunderstood that he had gotten a job, continued to criticize him, he claimed that he had committed the crime by accident. After committing the crime, Defendant A turned himself in to the police and was put on trial in custody.
The Chuncheon District Court, which handled the first trial, found that Defendant A had killed Mr. B with the definite intent to kill him when he brandished the murder weapon and made no effort to reach an agreement with the bereaved family.
The prosecution, which had sought a 15-year sentence for defendant A, said that the sentence was too light, while defendant A's side said that the sentence was too heavy.
However, the appeal court focused on the issue of the defendant A's actions in the three hours between the crime and turning himself in, and his behavior immediately after turning himself in, which resulted in the sentence being reduced.
Immediately after the crime, defendant A got into a taxi and tried to prostitute himself, but after being reported, he was taken to the police station and punched a police officer in the neck.
However, judging from Defendant A's attitude, it is difficult to imagine that he turned himself in with genuine regret. In addition, "I saw a lot of blood coming out of the victim's neck, and I thought that even if I took him to the hospital, I wouldn't be able to cure him.
Based on Defendant A's statement that he thought, "In that situation, it would be better to kill him from the start," the court determined that there was a very high possibility that he would be criticized and that the nature of his crime was extremely bad.
The court said, "The method of the crime was extremely cruel and the victim appears to have suffered for a considerable period of time before dying, so we will severely punish the defendant.
The court accepted the prosecution's argument that the sentence was inappropriate and increased the sentence, saying it was "necessary."