Arthur Patterson was extradited in September, 16 years after he fled to the US. ( Representational Image )
Seoul:
A news report says a Seoul court has sentenced an American to 20 years in prison for fatally stabbing a South Korean university student at a Seoul Burger King restaurant in 1997.
Yonhap news agency reported the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Arthur Patterson from California today. Prosecutors had earlier asked for a 20-year prison term.
Patterson was extradited in September, 16 years after he fled to the US.
Patterson's American friend who was with him at the time of the murder was initially sentenced to life in prison for killing 22-year-old student Cho Choong-pil. He was later acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Patterson originally received an 18-month term for destroying evidence. He was later freed in a special amnesty and fled while authorities launched a new investigation.
Yonhap news agency reported the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Arthur Patterson from California today. Prosecutors had earlier asked for a 20-year prison term.
Patterson was extradited in September, 16 years after he fled to the US.
Patterson's American friend who was with him at the time of the murder was initially sentenced to life in prison for killing 22-year-old student Cho Choong-pil. He was later acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Patterson originally received an 18-month term for destroying evidence. He was later freed in a special amnesty and fled while authorities launched a new investigation.
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