A man in his 50s who attempted to murder his wife and had an affair was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

The court said, “The method of the crime was cruel and the consequences were serious.”

(Daegu = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seon-hyung = A man in his 50s who was indicted on charges of murdering his wife and attempting to murder his wife's affair partner was sentenced to 30 years in prison by the appeals court.

On the 5th, Daegu High Court Criminal Division 1-2 (High Court Judge Wang Hae-jin) dismissed all appeals from Mr. A (57), who was indicted on charges of murder and attempted murder, and the prosecutor, and upheld the original sentence that sentenced him to 30 years in prison.

At around 10:45 a.m. on March 6, Mr. A was handed over to trial on charges of ramming a man, Mr. C, with whom his wife, B, was having an affair, with a truck at a drone airfield in Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and then stabbing him several times with a weapon. He also stabbed and killed his wife, who saw him and approached him with a weapon.

It was found that after killing his wife, he swung a weapon at the man again, causing injuries that required approximately 12 weeks of treatment.

Mr. A is also accused of collecting location information without consent by installing a location tracker on his wife's vehicle starting in January of this year.

The court ruled, “The method of the crime is cruel and the consequences are very serious, so severe punishment is inevitable,” and “Even taking into account the fact that the defendant admitted the crime and submitted several written reflections, and that some of the bereaved family members wish for leniency, the first trial sentence cannot be considered unfair as it is heavy or light.”