Earlier this year, a 22-year-old man in South Korea killed a woman he had been dating for 19 days after she tried to break up with him.
According to Yonhap News, a judge sentenced him to life imprisonment for the crime on 21 Nov.
Source: JoongAng Daily
A report from JoongAng Daily earlier this year states the woman could no longer put up with the man’s explicit sexual demands.
After she requested that they break up, the man visited his 20-year-old victim at her apartment in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province at around 11.20pm on 7 June this year.
He lured her out of her apartment and then proceeded to stab her multiple times, according to Hankook Ilbo.
The autopsy indicated that he stabbed her 58 times in the face, neck, and abdomen.
He left her in a bloody mess and fled the scene.
Police rapidly responded to reports of the stabbing and were able to arrest him a mere 10 minutes later. The woman was quickly conveyed to the hospital but perished due to her severe wounds.
Source: Chosun Daily
When faced with the charges, the man claimed he was suffering a mental episode. Despite being diagnosed with schizophrenia, a psychiatric evaluation showed the man was of sound mind when he committed his crime.
As a result, the court refuted his arguments.
The judge sentenced the man to life imprisonment. Additionally, he also ordered an electronic tracking device to be placed on the man for the next 20 years.
Elaborating on the harsh sentence, the judge stated that although the man admitted to the crime, he showed no remorse for his actions as he tried to shift the blame onto his victim.
While defending his crime, the man claimed his victim made disparaging remarks about his appearance.
Furthermore, the man had fled the scene without providing aid to his victim and even tried to use mental illness as an excuse.
Considering this, the judge handed the man a life sentence so that he could repent while isolated from society for the rest of his life.
Also read: Man in Taiwan stabs girlfriend 13 times, cuts open her stomach & flushes organs down toilet
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Featured image adapted from JoongAng Daily and Chosun Daily.
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