A man in his 40s who killed his girlfriend with a weapon when he demanded he pay back the money he borrowed has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.



At the beginning of the investigation, the man claimed that he had accidentally committed the crime in the course of an argument, saying, "I killed my girlfriend because she said she had a hidden child."



According to the legal community on the 21st, Daegu District Court Kim Cheon Ji-won (chief chief Ko Pil-hyeong) sentenced Mr. A (46), who was charged with robbery and murder, to 20 years in prison and an order to attach an electronic device for 10 years.



Mr. A is accused of stealing 452,000 won in cash and fleeing after killing his girlfriend, Mr. B (50), at a motel in Gumi, Gyeongbuk on August 14.  



Earlier, in a police investigation, Mr. A stated that he had accidentally killed Mr. B during an argument after learning that he had a child with her.



However, as a result of supplementary investigations by the prosecution, such as forensic of Mr. A's cell phone, Mr. A's claim was found to be false. 



Mr. A already knew that Mr. B had a child, and while living together, it was confirmed that only Mr. B committed the crime after a quarrel over earning living expenses. 



It is not the hidden child, but the relationship between the two has deteriorated in matters of money.



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On the day of the crime, Mr. A took out a weapon and killed Mr. B when Mr. B demanded that he “pay back the 425,000 won borrowed money,” and then took out 27,000 won in cash from the victim’s cell phone case and fled. It is.



Daegu District Court Kim Cheon Ji-won (Presiding Judge Lee Yun-ho), who was in charge of the trial, said, "Mr. A did not take any relief measures until Mr. B died while suffering excruciating pain."



An official from the Kimcheon Branch Office of

the Daegu District Prosecutor's Office said  , "Through a thorough supplementary investigation into the case sent for simple murder, the full story of the crime was revealed as robbery and murder."

We will do our best to maintain the prosecution so that the sentence is sentenced."  



Previously, the prosecution put together the forensic on the defendant's mobile phone, his whereabouts for 5 hours immediately after the crime, the defendant's entertainment expenses, the results of CCTV analysis, and the defendant's statement, etc. He was charged with robbery and murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.