"Asked to Fix His Personality"... Man in His 20s Beats Classmate to Death Over Not Cleaning

Court Sentences Defendant to 6 Years in Prison for "Psychological Control and Exploitation"

A man in his twenties who repeatedly harassed and ultimately beat his former classmate to death, with whom he was living, has been sentenced to prison.

According to the legal community on September 19, the 12th Criminal Division of Daejeon District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Byungman) sentenced Mr. A (23), who was indicted on charges including inflicting injury resulting in death, to six years in prison.

On May 22, Mr. A became angry at his former middle and high school classmate, Mr. B (23), who was living with him in his residence in Daejeon, for not cleaning properly. While scolding Mr. B, who was lying down, he kicked and punched him, which led to Mr. B’s death. It was reported that Mr. A used the fact that Mr. B had previously asked him to help fix his introverted and slow-tempered personality, as an excuse to use violence whenever Mr. B did not listen to him.

It was also revealed that in April of this year, Mr. A pressed a frying pan heated on a gas stove against Mr. B’s body, causing burns, and that he had assaulted Mr. B in December last year as well. Mr. A reportedly resorted to violence whenever he thought Mr. B was ignoring or not listening to him.

The court stated, "The defendant had repeatedly assaulted and dehumanized the victim, who was unable to resist easily even before the incident, exerting economic and psychological domination and control, and treating him as an object for exploitation. It appears that the victim endured severe physical pain at the end of his life, and the bereaved family has appealed for the strictest punishment against the defendant."

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