Jury to participate in Pohang murder trial

A jury will participate in the trial of a 24-year-old man who murdered his girlfriend and her friend, a Daegu court announced Tuesday.

The jury’s decision will not be legally binding, but the judge will consider their voice in making the official ruling.

The man is accused of stabbing his 27-year-old girlfriend after she broke off their relationship. The murder took place at a flat in Jukdo-dong in Pohang City, North Gyeongsang Province, on March 30.

He is also accused of murdering the victim’s friend who lived next door and rushed to the scene upon hearing the screaming. 

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The superior court in adjacent metropolis Daegu took the case from Pohang.

The Daegu court announced Tuesday that nine jurors will be picked at random from the adult residents of the area covered by the judicial circuit.

The trial will be held over four to five months.

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