The motive force, heart, of a automobile that plowed right into a sidewalk, killing 9 individuals, undergoes questioning forward of the court docket’s determination on whether or not to concern an arrest warrant for him within the Seoul Central District Courtroom, July 30, 2024. Yonhap
The Supreme Courtroom on Thursday finalized a five-year jail time period for a person convicted of killing 9 individuals after ramming his automobile into pedestrians close to Seoul Metropolis Corridor.
The 69-year-old, surnamed Cha, killed 9 individuals and injured 5 others in July 2024 after driving his automobile right into a one-way street within the reverse route and plowing by means of a sidewalk guardrail.
The highest court docket upheld an appellate court docket sentence of 5 years in jail with out compelled labor.
Through the first trial, judges had handed down a sentence of seven 1/2 years in jail after counting the person deaths and accidents as separate crimes ensuing from separate actions.
The appellate court docket, nonetheless, dominated that the crimes resulted from a single motion and diminished the sentence to 5 years.
