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Lead] A man who killed his wife during a fight has been arrested by the police.

It was confirmed that the deceased wife had already reported domestic violence to the police a month ago.



Reporter Hong Seung-yeon covered the story.



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A man wearing a hat and a black mask enters a motel in Busan.



He is arrested by the police in a drunken state the next morning.



Mr. A is accused of strangling and killing his wife in a rage the other day (4th) during a marital fight at dawn.



Mr. A ran away after the crime, but was caught after a day of police pursuit due to his mother's report.



[Resident next door: I heard a lot of things like throwing and breaking things, but I think I heard it once or twice a month.]



As a result of SBS coverage, it was confirmed that the deceased wife reported domestic violence to 112 once last month.



However, no active segregation measures were taken.



This is because her complainant, her wife, was reluctant to disclose her identity and separate them.



[Police official: You can't force it.

The police cannot arbitrarily separate things that they do not want to do.]



Domestic violence crimes are classified as anti-injury crimes where the perpetrator cannot be prosecuted if the victim does not want to be punished.



However, in August of last year, the Supreme Court issued the first precedent that states that police officers can separate and protect domestic violence victims without the consent of the victim.



It is said that the guilt of accusing the family and the characteristics of domestic violence victims who fear retaliation should be taken into account.



[Song Ran-hee/Korea Women's Telephone Standing Representative: It seems that the first thing necessary is to clearly state (in the law) that domestic violence is punished not to maintain the family, but to guarantee the human rights of the victims.] In



the case of domestic violence offenders

The number of cases leading to recidivism is increasing at 12.6%.



If left unattended, it can repeat itself and lead to terrible tragedies, so it is necessary for related organizations to actively respond early and protect victims.



(Video coverage: Jeong Gyeong-moon · Oh Young-chun, video editing: Choi Eun-jin, CG: Son Seung-pil)