Soldier Yoon murder case update: culprits' sentence lowered from homicide to negligent homicide

SEE ALSO: A witness reveals the gruesome beatings of Soldier Yoon during the trial for his murder case

While Sergeant Lee was sentenced to 45 years, his accomplices were given 25-30 years. Although homicidal charges can usually issue 20 more years in prison compared to negligent homicidal charges, the department of justice stated that prosecution could not supply evidence that the soldiers were guilty of beating Yoon repeatedly and hiding the beatings from others, therefore unable to prove that the murder was intentional and planned. Even so, the court attempted to punish the soldiers as severely as possible with the charge of negligent homicide.

Yoon's family, however, was not satisfied with the result and made their dissatisfaction very clear. During the court trial, the family was reported to have called the soldiers "murderers", and cried when the soldiers' sentence was announced. In an interview, Yoon's mother protested against the ruling, asking why the charge wasn't homicide and saying that she wanted to leave such an unfair country.

At the 1:53 mark above, Yoon's mother says, "Even so, we were a bit expectant. Even so� how could they shamefully trample on us like this? Think of him as your child, how could you not think of it as a homicide?"