A man in his 60s who killed his son with a homemade firearm while preparing a birthday table was sentenced to life imprisonment in the second trial.

A man in his 60s who killed his son who had prepared him a birthday table with a homemade firearm was sentenced to life imprisonment in the appeals court.

At the appellate trial on the 19th, the Criminal Division 1 of the Incheon Outer Court of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Seung-gyu Jeong) sentenced Mr. A (63), who was arrested and indicted on charges of murder, attempted murder, and violation of the law on safety management of guns, swords, explosives, etc., to life imprisonment, the same as the original trial.

The appellate court “피고인의 범행 계획성과 규모 등을 감안하면 죄질이 극히 불량하고 죄책 또한 매우 무겁다”as “사람 생명은 어떠한 경우에도 보호돼야 한다”He said.

mudfish “피고인이 체포 직후 방화 계획을 밝혀 추가 피해를 막고 장기간 형사 처벌이 없었던 점 등을 유리한 사정으로 참작할 수 있다”Although “이러한 사정은 1심에서 형을 정하는 데 있어 충분히 고려됐고 양형을 별도로 변경할만한 특별한 사정은 없다”He dismissed all appeals from Mr. A and the prosecution.

The court also did not accept the defendant’s argument that ‘the charge of attempted arson of a current building is unfair’.

The court “피고인은 자신의 주거지 전체를 폭발시키기 위해 배터리와 시너 34L 등을 사전에 준비했다”as “실제 점화가 이뤄지지 않았더라도 자동 타이머를 설정한 점 등을 고려하면 단순 예비를 넘어 실행에 착수한 것으로 볼 수 있다”And he explained the reason.

Regarding the attempted murder charge “1심에서는 (피고인이) 미필적 고의가 있다고 보고 살인미수 혐의를 유죄로 판단했다”as “여러 사정을 종합해 보면 사실을 오인한 부분이 있다고 보기 어렵다”He added.

Mr. A was arrested and indicted on charges of killing his son B (33 years old at the time of his death), who had thrown a birthday party for him, by firing two bullets with a homemade firearm on the 33rd floor of an apartment in Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, at around 9:31 pm on July 20th of last year.

He is also accused of attempting to kill four people, including his daughter-in-law, two grandchildren, and his daughter-in-law’s acquaintance, who were in the house at the time with a homemade firearm.

According to the prosecution’s investigation, Mr. A fired a homemade firearm once, and then Mr. B, who was shot, was leaning against the wall. “살려달라”It was revealed that when he pleaded, he was shot one more time and killed.

At Mr. A’s home in Dobong-gu, Seoul, 15 flammable substances, including plastic bottles containing thinner, and an ignition device were found. The device had a timer set to ignite the day after the murder.

Even after his divorce in 2015 due to his sexual assault, Mr. A received long-term financial support from his ex-wife and son without a regular job, and when support was cut off at the end of 2023, he had difficulty using entertainment and living expenses.

The investigation found that he fell under the delusion that his ex-wife and son had deceived him into thinking they would provide financial support, making him unprepared and isolating him, and decided to take revenge by murdering his son’s family.