Man gets 25-year prison term for murdering upstairs neighbor over noise

A man who killed his 79-year-old upstairs neighbor following a dispute over construction noise was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.

The Cheonan branch of the Daejeon District Court also ordered the man, Yang Min-jun, to wear an electronic tracking device for 10 years after his release.

He was convicted of murder and aggravated property damage.

At around 2:30 p.m. on Dec.

4, 2025, Yang attacked his 79-year-old neighbor with a bladed weapon at an apartment complex in Cheonan, South Chungche ...