Law: “Possibility of future recidivism by family members and dating partners”
Park Hak-seon (65), who was put on trial on charges of murdering a mother and daughter with a weapon and then running away at an officetel in Gangnam, Seoul, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial.
On the 1st, Seoul Central District Court Criminal Agreement Division 23 (Chief Judge Oh Se-yong) sentenced Park Hak-seon, who was indicted on charges including murder, to life imprisonment.
The court said, “The crime of murder is a crime that irreversibly violates the life of a person with dignity and absolute value,” and pointed out, “The nature of this crime itself makes the crime so serious that it cannot be compared to any other crime, and the possibility of criticism is high.” .
He continued, “It does not appear that there is a low possibility of recommitting a violent crime in a situation where one feels angry at one’s family or romantic partner in the future,” and added, “In the past, cases in which lower courts were sentenced to death and ultimately sentenced to life imprisonment or less were considered as the main sentencing factors. “He explained the reason for the sentencing.
Park Hak-seon was in a relationship with the victim, a woman in her 60s, A. He was accused of murdering the mother and daughter at an officetel in Gangnam, Seoul on May 30 when A’s daughter B and other family members opposed the relationship and the victim also announced a breakup. Receive.
On the day of the crime, Park Hak-seon was informed of the breakup at a coffee shop near the officetel where the mother and daughter’s office was located, and it was found that he went to the office and killed Mr. B, saying, “I will check with Mr. B directly,” and then chased and killed Mr. A, who was running away.
It was discovered that the weapon used in the crime was thrown away in an apartment park near the scene of the crime while fleeing. At the time, Mr. A died at the scene due to Park Hak-seon’s crime, and Mr. B, who was in his 30s, was taken to the hospital but eventually died.
After tracking Park Hak-seon, the police urgently arrested him on the road near Namtaeryeong Station on Seoul Subway Line 4 at 7:45 a.m. the next day, May 31, about 13 hours after the crime.
(Seoul = Newsis)
Source: www.donga.com
