Man admits sexual motive in killing of Gwangju teen

A man charged with killing a teenage girl he did not know admitted Monday that the attack was intended as a sexual assault, abandoning his earlier claim that the killing was impulsive. Jang Yoon-gi, 23, pleaded guilty to all charges at his second hearing before the Gwangju District Court, including murder in connection with rape and the attempted murder of a teenage boy who tried to help the victim. Jang’s court-appointed lawyer told the court that Jang accepted the prosecution’s account of the

By The Korea Herald