Park Hak-seon was sentenced to life in prison in the first trial for "killing a woman and her daughter."

Court Sentenced 65-year-old Park Hak-seon to Life imprisonment for "Confucian murder"
"Necessity of severe punishment for diplomatic violence...There is a high possibility of Park's crime."
"No brother is higher than life imprisonment…Permanent social isolation"
Park Hak-sun killed a woman she was dating and her daughter in May.

[Anchor]
Park Hak-seon, who is accused of killing a woman and her daughter who were having an exchange of ∀, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial.

The prosecution had sought the death penalty at the end of September.

I'll connect you to a reporter and find out more. Reporter Kwon Junsu!

Please tell me the details of the sentence.

[Reporter]
Yes, 65-year-old Park Hak-sun, who is accused of murdering a woman he was dating and her daughter, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial.

Park has claimed to be an accidental crime until the court.

However, the court judged that it was a premeditated murder considering that Park usually said he would kill the victim several times and that he would block the escape route after the crime.

He also explained that the method was persistent and brutal.

At the same time, Park's crime is highly likely to be criticized in light of the growing awareness of social violence and the need for severe punishment.

Park added that there is still a lack of serious reflection or recognition of problems, adding that no mental or physical weakness was found.

However, it is difficult to conclude that there are circumstances that can be said to be justified to put Park to death,
He explained that there was no higher sentence than
, so he concluded that Park should be permanently isolated from society.

Park was accused of killing a woman in her 60s and her daughter in her 30s at an officetel in Gangnam, Seoul, in late May.

Park visited the office when the victim's family was notified of the breakup for opposing the relationship, and killed her daughter first and then killed the woman who ran away.

[Anchor]
When the incident occurred, Park fled from the crime scene, and the police tracked him for a long time, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, Park ran away after the crime and was arrested by the police within 13 hours.

In the process, Park also called his de facto spouse on a public phone and asked if the police were tracking him.

The court also considered this a premeditated crime, saying that Park could not be seen as panicking after committing the crime.

Above all, after the sentence, the victim's bereaved family expressed regret about Park's life imprisonment, saying that two people died.

He said he hopes the death penalty will come out if he goes through the appeal process.

I'm YTN Kwon Junsu from the Ministry of Social Affairs.