Teenager Who Tried to Kill Mother and Daughters After Being 'Ignored' Faces Maximum Juvenile Sentence

Prosecutors have demanded the maximum legal sentence of 20 years in prison for a teenager who attempted to murder a mother and her two daughters at an apartment in Wonju, Gangwon Province, last February.

During the sentencing hearing held on August 13 by the 1st Criminal Division of the Chuncheon District Court Wonju Branch (Presiding Judge Kim Ji-hyun), prosecutors requested the court to hand down the maximum penalty for the 16-year-old defendant, surnamed A.

Under current laws, juvenile offenders under the age of 18 who commit specific violent crimes can face a maximum fixed-term imprisonment of 20 years.

Prosecutors also requested protective measures, including an order to complete a sexual violence treatment program, the disclosure and notification of personal information, and probation.

Defendant A was put on trial on charges including attempted murder for brandishing a weapon he had prepared in advance and attacking in his 40s B, her teenage eldest daughter C, and her younger daughter D at an apartment in Danggu-dong, Wonju, at 9:12 AM on February 5.

Due to the attack, B sustained severe injuries to her neck, while daughters C and D suffered injuries to their right arms and shoulders.

Immediately following the crime, police responding to a neighbor's report arrested defendant A as the offender at the scene while he was hiding in a flowerbed near the apartment.

Investigations revealed that A entered the building by punching in the shared front door password he already knew, waited in front of the victims' apartment, and forced his way inside as B stepped out of the home.

He reportedly stated during police questioning that he committed the act because daughter C "humiliated and ignored him at the academy."

The sentencing will be handed down on August 20.

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