Kim Hak-bong (Korean: 김학봉; born 1955) is a South Korean murderer and suspected serial killer. Convicted of murder twice, he was the culprit of the Suraksan hiker murder case. He received treatment for alcoholism five times, including being admitted to Daegu Psychiatric Hospital for three months starting in June 1997.
Kim Hak-bong | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 2–3 |
Span of crimes | 2001–2016 |
| Country | South Korea |
Crimes
editOn 10 January 2001, Kim stabbed and killed a person surnamed Lee (64 years old, female at the time) in a village in Cheongdo County, North Gyeongsang Province.[1] He was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Daegu District Court for robbery and murder and was released on 19 January 2016.
Kim was arrested on charges of murdering a woman in her 60s by stabbing her several times with a weapon in Suraksan, Seoul, at approximately 5:32 a.m. on 29 May 2016. During police interrogation, he admitted that "I killed a woman in her 60s while trying to take money."
On 3 June 2016, the police revealed Kim's face and real name in accordance with the decision of the Personal Information Disclosure Committee that took into account the brutality of the crime. The police revealed that he suffered from schizophrenia.[2]
Trial and sentence
editKim was convicted of on charges of attempted murder and theft by the 12th Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial and also in the appellate trial, in January 2017.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "'수락산 살인' 15년 전 치료감호·정신감정만 했더라면". Yonhap News Agency. 3 June 2016.
- ^ "'수락산 살인사건' 김학봉 얼굴 공개…"배 고파 밥 사 먹으려고 범행"". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 June 2016.
- ^ "'수락산 등산객 살인사건' 김학봉, 2심도 무기징역". Yonhap News Agency. 24 January 2017.