Public servant indicted on charges of fatally stabbing estranged wife in front of daughter
SEONGNAM, South Korea, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- A public servant has been indicted o...
A public official in South Korea has been charged with fatally stabbing his estranged wife in front of their young daughter, according to prosecutors in Seongnam on Tuesday. The 30-year-old suspect was accused of committing the crime outside his ex-wife's home in Gwangju on September 1st, allegedly motivated by fears of unfavorable outcomes in their divorce proceedings.
He faced additional charges for child abuse, as the incident occurred in proximity to their daughter. The wife had been separated from the husband under a court-issued protection order due to domestic violence, but prosecutors revealed that the suspect had managed to locate her using the address provided in the divorce documents.
Prosecutors additionally requested a court order for the suspect to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet and be placed on probation, while also seeking to terminate his parental rights and appoint a guardian for the surviving child.
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