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Woman handed 10-year jail term for murdering husband

By 임정요

Published : June 9, 2016 - 14:50

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A woman who stabbed her husband to death during a fight was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday, according to the Daegu High Court.

The 49-year-old woman had gotten into a fight with her husband over a phone conversation she had had with another man. 

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When the husband turned violent, the woman took out a weapon from the kitchen and stabbed him to death. Their child who was at home at the time is said to be suffering from shock and stress.

The Daegu court said that the murder was not premeditated, and that the woman had attempted to stop the victim’s bleeding and called for emergency help. However, it decided it was unpardonable that she had killed her husband in the presence of their child.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)