High Schooler Who Stabbed Teacher Over Middle School Grudge Faces Up to Four Years in Prison

Prosecutors have demanded a prison sentence for a high school student who stabbed and injured a teacher due to a grudge dating back to his middle school years.

During the sentencing hearing held today (September 2) by the Daejeon District Court Nonsan Branch, presided over by Senior Judge Oh Myung-hee of the 1st Criminal Division, prosecutors asked the court to sentence the defendant, 17-year-old A, to a term of two years and six months to four years in prison.

Under the Juvenile Act, minors under the age of 19 who commit crimes can be sentenced to indeterminate prison terms with upper and lower limits divided into maximum and minimum periods.

Student A was indicted and brought to trial on charges of attempting to murder a male teacher in his 30s, identified as B, by stabbing him multiple times with a weapon at a high school in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, at 8:44 a.m. on April 13.

Investigations revealed that A harbored resentment, believing that teacher B had singled him out and disciplined or scolded him more harshly than others during his middle school years.

When teacher B transferred to the same high school and began overseeing him again, A refused to attend school, and since a week prior to the crime, he had been attending an alternative school located in another region.

Investigators found that A pre-planned the crime, putting a prepared weapon in his bag and going to the school on the day of the incident to carry it out.

The prosecutor stated the reason for the sentencing recommendation, saying, "The nature of the crime is grave as he stabbed a teacher with a weapon, but we took into consideration the fact that A is a first-time offender and has reached a settlement with teacher B."

Student A, who has admitted to all criminal charges since the first trial, said in his final statement, "I have caused suffering to the teacher through my wrongful actions. I will never use violence again and will resolve conflicts through dialogue."

The sentencing hearing for A is scheduled for October 7.
 
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