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A man in his 40s who brutally murdered his biological mother for nagging him was sentenced to 20 years in prison in an appeals trial. 



The 1st Criminal Division of the Gwangju High Court (Presiding Judge Lee Seung-cheol) dismissed both the prosecutor and Mr. A’s appeals in the appeal trial of Mr. A (44), who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the first trial for murder and fraud, and sentenced him to 20 years in prison, the same as the lower court. It was announced yesterday (27th) that it was sentenced.



The order to attach the location tracking electronic device for 20 years previously sentenced to Mr. A by the court was also maintained.



Mr. A was accused of murdering his mother, Mr. B (62), who lived with him in a house in Gwangyang-si, Jeollanam-do at around 10 pm on April 19th, stabbing her several times with a weapon and fleeing.



In addition, he took the necklace and ring his mother had been wearing after the crime, moved to Gwangju, and drank 400,000 won worth of alcohol at an entertainment bar.

The store was also accused of fraud because it did not pay for alcohol and snacks. 



Later, Mr. A was arrested by the police in Gwangju. 



As a result of the investigation, it was found that Mr. A committed the crime because he usually drank and did not pay for alcohol or ran away from home and was scolded by his mother.  



In addition, Mr. A was in a car accident in the past and was hospitalized for a long time due to mental disorder and back pain, and it was revealed that his mother had taken care of her sick son all her life. 



The trial court sentenced him to 20 years in prison. 



However, Mr. A appealed, respectively, on the grounds that the sentence of the lower court was too heavy and unreasonable, and the prosecutor said that the sentence was too light and unreasonable.



Previously, the prosecutor of the first trial sought 25 years in prison for Mr. A.



The appellate court said, "It is difficult to estimate the mental and physical shock and pain that the victim, the mother who protected the defendant for decades, must have suffered as a result of the immoral crime." This is extremely bad.”



At the same time, "Considering that Mr. A admitted and reflected on all of his crimes and that he suffered from severe mental disorders, the sentence of the trial court is within the range recommended by the sentencing standards."



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