Court Upholds “Bad Guilt” Ruling in Gimcheon Officetel Murder Case – Victims’ Family Court
(Daegu = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sun-hyung – Yang Jeong-ryul,the defendant in the Gimcheon Officetel Murder case,who fatally stabbed a man during a robbery and used the victim’s fingerprint,has had his sentence upheld on appeal.
The first part of the Daegu High Court (Deputy Judge Chung Sung-wook) rejected both Yang Jeong-ryul’s (32) appeal and the prosecutor’s appeal, maintaining the original sentence of life imprisonment.The court also ordered 20 years of electronic monitoring.
[Image of Gimcheon Officetel Murder Defendant Yang Jeong-ryul – Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office, Gimcheon Branch. Reproduction and DB prohibited.]
the court stated, “The defendant, driven by economic hardship, planned to rob money from an unknown individual and deliberately stabbed the victim multiple times with a pre-prepared weapon.”
The Tribunal added, “The survivors are experiencing immense pain and shock, and considering the petition submitted by the victims’ families…”