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A man in his 50s has been sentenced to life in prison for smashing a woman's front door with a hammer after calling and texting a woman who refused to meet her.
The Jeonju District Court 2nd Criminal Division (Chief Judge Jung Woo-seok) sentenced 56-year-old A, who was charged with violating the Act on the Punishment of Stalking Crimes, etc. to 2 years in prison and ordered him to complete 40 hours of a stalking treatment program today (22nd). said.
Person A was handed over to trial on charges of calling or sending text messages to woman B a total of 580 times from November 17 to December 20 last year.
As Mr. B continued refusing to receive calls, she was also accused of damaging the front door of her house, Mr. B, with a sledgehammer.
It was investigated that Mr. A committed this crime when Mr. B, whom he knew through her acquaintance, gradually distanced himself from him and did not meet him.
Immediately after the crime, Mr. A went to a nearby district unit and surrendered himself.
Accordingly, the court made a provisional measure to prevent A from contacting B by any means such as cell phones or e-mails for two months.
However, on December 21, the day after the crime, it was confirmed that Mr. A called Mr. B with someone else's cell phone and said, "I will come to you."
The court said, "The crime of stalking inflicts extreme psychological pain on the victim and can sometimes lead to a violent crime. pointed out.
"The accused has a history of being punished for more than 10 violent crimes in the past, such as murder and homicide, and committed another crime during the period of repeated offences."
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