Harboring Grudge After Stalking Charge by Ex-Lover...'Seongnam Retaliatory Murder' Suspect Kim Sangsoo, 52, Identified

Personal Information to Be Disclosed on Gyeonggi Southern Police Website Until September 24

Self-Harmed After Crime... Hospitalized for Over a Month

The personal information of Kim Sangsoo (52), who harbored a grudge and committed retaliatory murder against his ex-lover who had filed a stalking charge against him, has been disclosed.

Suspect in 'Seongnam Retaliatory Murder' Identified: 52-Year-Old Kim Sangsoo

The personal information of Kim Sangsoo, who harbored a grudge against his ex-lover who sued him for stalking and committed a retaliatory murder, was disclosed on the 25th. Gyeonggi Southern Police. Photo by Yonhap News.

According to Yonhap News on August 25, the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency will post Kim Sangsoo's personal information—including his name, age, and a mugshot—on its website for one month from 9 a.m. on August 25 to 9 a.m. on September 24. Once this period expires, the information will be removed.

Previously, on August 18, the police held a committee reviewing the disclosure of suspects' personal information and decided to release Kim Sangsoo's data. However, the disclosure was delayed due to an objection filed by Kim Sangsoo. Under the current Act on Disclosure of Personal Information of Serious Criminal Offenders, if a suspect objects to disclosure, a grace period of at least five days is required.

"It Was Spontaneous"...Suspect Denies Premeditation

Kim Sangsoo is accused of stabbing and killing a woman in her 60s—his former partner of four years—at around 3 a.m. on July 5 in Sangdaewon-dong, Jungwon-gu, Seongnam City, using a weapon he had prepared in advance. Immediately after the crime, Kim attempted self-harm and was taken to the hospital, where he received treatment for over a month. He was discharged on August 12 and subsequently taken into police custody.

Investigators believe that Kim, who faced possible punishment after being accused of stalking by the victim, acted out of resentment and planned the crime, including purchasing the weapon in advance. However, Kim reportedly denied any premeditation during police questioning, stating that “it was a spontaneous incident.”

The police applied a charge of retaliatory murder under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, which carries a heavier sentence than ordinary murder under the Criminal Act, and referred him to the prosecution in custody on August 19. Under this law, retaliatory murder can be punished by death, life imprisonment, or at least 10 years in prison, which is more severe compared to murder under the Criminal Act (which provides for death, life imprisonment, or at least five years in prison).

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