Japanese Prosecutors Demand 20-Year Prison Sentence for South Korean Man Charged With Stalker Murder

Japanese prosecutors demanded a 20-year prison sentence today (31st) for a 31-year-old South Korean national surnamed Park, who was arrested and charged with murdering his former South Korean girlfriend in Tokyo last year.

According to Japanese prosecutors, the defendant Park is accused of waiting for the victim, a South Korean woman in her 40s whom he had previously dated, in a residential area in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, in September of last year and murdering her with a weapon.

He is also accused of stalking the woman by visiting her home multiple times just before the incident.

During the trial held at the Tokyo District Court today, the victim's older sister submitted an statement asking for strict punishment, saying, "My sister must have thought about how she could escape from the defendant until the very last moment of her life," and adding, "An immense scar remains in our family's hearts."

However, the defense counsel for Park argued that he was not guilty of murder, claiming that "it is possible that the weapon penetrated unintentionally as their posture collapsed during a physical struggle."

Prosecutors explained the reasoning behind the sentencing demand, stating, "The defendant's statement that he had no intent to murder does not align with the depth of the wounds," and adding, "The pain and injustice suffered by the victim, who was killed after being stalked, are beyond imagination."

The sentencing is scheduled to be handed down on the 4th.
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