Overview

• Prosecutors allege Myeong Jae-wan lured student Kim Ha-neul into a separate classroom after an after-school program and fatally stabbed her with a knife bought in advance.
• Prosecutors asked the Daejeon District Court to impose the death penalty, citing the parents’ demand for the harshest punishment and what they called a lack of genuine remorse.
• In her final statement, Myeong apologized to the bereaved family and said her judgment had weakened while receiving mental health treatment.
• A psychiatric evaluation requested by the defense found mental and physical weakness at the time of the killing, a conclusion prosecutors disputed by noting her early return from medical leave with a doctor’s note.
• The court scheduled the sentencing hearing for Oct. 20.