Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Gwangju Murder Suspect
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Prosecutors seek death penalty for Gwangju murder suspect
Prosecutors on Monday sought the death penalty for a man accused of murdering a female high school student in the southwestern city of Gwangju in May, citing a high risk of repeat offenses. The Gwangju District Prosecutors Office demanded the sentence during the trial of 23-year-old Jang Yoon-gi, who was charged with killing 16-year-old Lee Chae-won on a street in Gwangju on May 5 after trying to rape her. Jang was also charged with attempting t…
The prosecution requested that the death penalty be imposed on Jang Yun-gi (23), who murdered a female high school student he encountered on the street. On the 31st, the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office requested the death penalty for Jang during the final hearing of his case, held by the 13th Criminal Division of the Gwangju District Court (Presiding Judge Lee Jeong-ho), for violating the Special Act on the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes…
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At the fourth trial of Jang Yoon-ki, the murderer of a high school girl in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, the prosecution presented cable ties found in the vehicle as a tool for abduction and sexual assault. Jang Yoon-ki's side admitted to the sexual assault charges but denied any connection, claiming the cable ties were simply used for organizing electrical wires. The bereaved family submitted a petition signed by approximately 50,000 people, …
The defendant Jang Yun-gi (23), who brutally murdered a high school girl he had never met in downtown Gwangju for the purpose of sexual assault, admitted to the crime during the trial but outright denied the circumstances regarding the preparation of the murder weapon presented by the prosecution. On the afternoon of the 31st, the 13th Criminal Division of the Gwangju District Court (Presiding Judge Lee Jeong-ho) held the 4th trial of Jang Yun-g…
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