Accomplice in Namyangju stalking revenge murder revealed as acquaintance of victim
Mr. B, an accomplice with a location tracker, testified in court about Kim Hoon's gaslighting and participation in the crime.
Quick Look
- It was revealed at trial that Mr.
- B, an accomplice in the Namyangju stalking revenge murder case, was an acquaintance of the victim, Mr.
- B testified that he was subjected to gaslighting by attaching a location tracker to the victim's vehicle at the direction of defendant Kim Hoon and urging him to withdraw the complaint.
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Why It Matters
Defendant Kim Hoon was indicted on charges of murdering victim A in Onam-eup, Namyangju-si last March. He was previously on trial on charges of causing injury to Mr. A.
(Namyangju = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Jae-hoon = It was revealed for the first time during the trial that the accomplice who attached the location tracker to the vehicle used in the 'Namyangju stalking revenge murder' was a close acquaintance of the deceased victim.
On the 18th, the Uijeongbu District Court Namyangju Branch Criminal Division 1 (Chief Judge Kim Kuk-sik) held the second trial of this case with two female witnesses, including defendant Kim Hoon (44) and Mr. B, in attendance.
Witness B worked with the victim, A (27), and they were close to each other, often drinking together when Kim Hoon was present and helping her move.
He is also one of the accomplices who installed a location tracker on Mr. A's vehicle.
When Mr. A filed a complaint against Kim Hoon for injury, Mr. B went to Mr. A at Kim Hoon's request, persuaded him to withdraw the complaint, and installed a location tracker.
Mr. B stated in court, "Kim Hoon ordered a location tracker online and attached it to Mr. A's car. I did as he told me because I didn't want Kim Hoon to curse and harass me for hours."
Kim Hoon also asked Mr. B to speak in his favor when he testifies in the injury case trial.
Regarding this, Mr. B said, "Kim Hoon sat me down and told me to practice the expected questions and answers as if I were in front of the prosecutor. As I continued to be gaslighted like this, the facts themselves became confusing later on."
Kim Hoon also had Mr. B attach a tape recorder to his bag when meeting Mr. A.
The defense attorney interrogated the witness by questioning their once friendly relationship and refuting the prosecution's logic that Kim Hoon tried to cover up the injury case but failed to achieve his goal and committed revenge killings.
Retaliation murder is punishable by death, life, or more than 10 years in prison, but for general murder, the minimum sentence is 5 years in prison.
Kim Hoon was arrested and indicted on charges of murdering Mr. A by stabbing him several times with a prepared weapon at 8:58 a.m. on March 14 on the road in Onam-eup, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do.
Before this incident, in May of last year, he was indicted without detention on charges of hitting Mr. A and causing injuries, including broken ribs.
The prosecution determined that Mr. A became enraged and committed violence when he asked for a breakup.
When the investigation began, Kim Hoon tracked down Mr. A's location and visited him, requesting that he submit a non-punishment application or withdraw the complaint.
Based on these facts, the prosecution believes that Kim Hoon committed murder in retaliation after his attempt to cover up the injury incident failed to achieve his goal.
Open Questions
- How will the level of legal punishment for accomplice B be determined?
- Will Kim Hoon's charge of revenge murder be finally recognized by the court?
