Justice Helen Wilson sentenced June Oh Seo, 38, to 16 years and 10 months for murdering Hee Kyung Choi, 34, at Chatswood in October 2017. “Like too many women before her, Ms Choi died because the man with whom she had been involved could not accept her right to autonomy,” Wilson said. “The offender acted from a profound sense of entitlement, clearly believing that Ms Choi had to conform to his wishes rather than pursue her own. Jusuk Choi asked how someone could take his daughter’s life “so cruelly and brutally” and then tell police she killed herself by jumping off the balcony. “In a relatively short time Ms Choi found that the offender was possessive and controlling of her,” the judge said.

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2019 04:41 UTC