The Cheongju District Court in North Chungcheong is seen in this 2015 file photo. [YONHAP]
Prosecutors have sought a 10-year prison sentence for a man accused of strangling his wife — who was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer — to death, upon her wishes. The man said he will not appeal any court decision.
Prosecutors on Thursday asked the Cheongju District Court to sentence the detained defendant on charges of murder upon request.
The defendant was indicted for allegedly strangling the spouse to death at a motel in Boeun County, North Chungcheong, at around 9 p.m. on Jan. 9.
The couple, who were receiving government welfare assistance, had reportedly been struggling financially.
Investigators found the couple had decided to die together after the spouse received a bone marrow cancer diagnosis. The couple reportedly took sleeping pills to die together, but the suicide attempt failed when the defendant regained consciousness. The defendant's spouse allegedly asked the defendant to kill her.
"The defendant had been suffering emotionally while watching the spouse endure pain after being diagnosed with bone marrow cancer, and that the couple had agreed to end their lives together," the defendant's attorney argued. “The defendant acted impulsively while in an impaired state after taking sleeping pills. Please take into consideration that the defendant later arranged the wife’s funeral and also attempted to end his own life again.”
“I will not appeal regardless of any outcome,” the defendant stated during the final hearing.
The sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 16.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
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