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Kim Byung-chan, who persistently stalked and murdered a woman in her 30s with a knife, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, five years longer than the first trial.
The bereaved family urged the system to be improved, saying that the victim became a crime victim even after receiving all the protection that the victim could systematically receive.
Correspondent Han So-hee.
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In November of last year, Kim Byung-chan murdered her ex-girlfriend.
After stalking her victim for five months and receiving a restraining order from the court, she went to the victim and stabbed her to death a dozen times for reporting a crime.
[Byungchan Kim/Defendant (November of last year): (Do you admit planned murder?) I'm sorry.
(You were banned from access, so why did you keep stalking me?) I'm sorry.]
The first trial sentenced Kim Byung-chan to 35 years in prison, but the second trial judge broke this and sentenced him to 40 years.
The Court of Appeal admitted all the charges against Kim Byung-chan, and determined that it was not an accidental murder, but that he was murdered for the purpose of retaliation out of anger due to the victim's report.
He continued, "If you look at the reflection sent by the defendant to the first trial court, there is a content that says, 'Even if I do well a hundred times, if I do it wrong once, it's a pity that everything is regarded as my fault'. I
have
doubts."
[Victim's mother: You have to take responsibility for what the Republic of Korea killed.
(Daughter's smart) watch was on, reported (and yet the police) went wrong.
Korea should take responsibility for our daughter's death...
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He also raised his voice that the fundamental system must be changed so that the tragedy does not repeat itself again.
[Victim's younger brother: My sister did everything she could do with the system now, but that's how it came to be.
So it has to be changed systematically.]