Random Stabbing Attack: 15-Year Prison Sentence for a Man in His 20s

A Man in His 20s Attacks Pedestrian with a Weapon, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Ordered to Undergo Treatment and Wear Electronic Monitoring Device
Court: "An Unacceptable Crime"

In April of last year, a man in his 20s who wielded a weapon without reason and injured a stranger was sentenced to 15 years in prison in the first trial.

Photo by Suwon District Court website

According to the legal community on the 5th, the Criminal Division 13 of Suwon District Court (Chief Judge Park Jeong-ho) ordered A (29), who was detained and prosecuted on charges including attempted murder, to serve a prison sentence along with treatment custody and to wear an electronic tracking device for 15 years.

The court stated, "The defendant's 'random attack' can make anyone a victim, and due to the sudden nature of the crime, it causes significant social anxiety." It also emphasized, "Although the murder attempt against the victim was unsuccessful, murder is a serious crime that cannot be tolerated for any reason."

The court explained the sentencing by mentioning that A inflicted injuries on dangerous parts of the victim's body, and that the physical and psychological aftereffects the victim is expected to suffer are considerable. It added that A did not make efforts to compensate the victim and was not forgiven by the victims.

On the evening of April 10 last year, around 7 p.m., in the Tancheon walking trail in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, A stabbed the abdomen of a male victim in his 20s, whom he did not know, with a weapon and repeatedly kicked the victim's face and body after he fell. On the same day in the early morning, A had been released after police investigation for a 'random assault' in another area, and then purchased a weapon and committed another violent crime on the walking trail.