• Taekwondo coach kills child and parents over delusions of glory and wealth
• Prosecution seeks life sentence

Australia witnessed a shocking incident involving a Taekwondo coach who killed three members of a single family while consumed by delusions of Olympic glory and imagined encounters with the wealthy, according to court proceedings.

During Thursday’s session, the prosecution urged that Kwang Kyung Yoo (51) be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, after admitting to killing a 7-year-old child and their parents in February of last year.

The final verdict is scheduled to be delivered by a judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court on December 16.

Under local laws prohibiting the disclosure of the identities of child crime victims, authorities have not revealed the identities of the three victims, all of whom were born in South Korea, like the perpetrator.

Court documents revealed that Yoo falsely claimed to have met Australia’s richest woman, Gina Rinehart, participated in the Sydney Olympics, and owned a luxury car. He also sent emails to himself pretending they were from influential figures and sometimes referred to himself as “Professor Yoo.”

A forensic psychiatrist described these claims as “a fantasy world based on self-aggrandizement, portraying himself as wealthier, more prestigious, and more successful than he actually is.”

In reality, Yoo was drowning in debt and behind on the rent for his academy. He strangled the mother and child after one of his classes.

He then drove the family’s car to their home and stabbed the father to death.

Yoo sustained a stab wound during the struggle and drove to a hospital claiming he had been attacked in a shopping mall parking lot.

He was arrested the following day.

Investigations revealed that Yoo’s criminal thinking began after noticing the father’s financial success, which led him to fantasize about taking the family’s money.

After his arrest, he expressed remorse, telling prison authorities: “I was good two months ago… and now I am a killer. I feel shame, guilt, and sorrow.”

Defense lawyer Richard Wilson rejected the prosecution’s claim that the motive was “jealousy and hatred,” stating that there may have been envy of the family’s possessions, but no evidence of hatred.

He requested that his client receive a determinate sentence with the possibility of parole, instead of life imprisonment without end.

It is worth noting that the penalty for murder in New South Wales can reach life imprisonment, with a non-mandatory minimum of 20 years for killing an adult and 25 years if the victim is a child.