Confined or assaulted in the bathroom by being tied to a dog line
The court of appeals sentenced a sentence heavier than the first trial to the mother who confined intellectually handicapped children in the bathroom and starved them to death by assaulting them with wooden laundry bats.
Daejeon High Court, 10 years imprisonment → 14 years of appeal
17 years in prison
The first criminal division of the Daejeon High Court sentenced his mother to 14 years in prison, who was charged with imprisoning, assaulting, and killing a son with an intellectual disability on the 11th, and sentenced to 10 years in prison at the first trial. Reporter Shin Jin-ho
On the 11th, the first criminal division of the Daejeon High Court (Director Jun-myeong Lee) issued a court judgment of 10 years in prison at an appeal hearing against Mr. A (46, female), who was charged with confining or assaulting his son to death. He broke up and was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The appeal of the disabled activity supporter (51, female), who was charged with the same charges and sentenced to 17 years in prison at the first trial, was dismissed.
The judge ruled that “the defendant imprisoned the victim in the bathroom for several days on the excuse of disciplinary action, and did not give him water and food.
Mother’s “Psychological weakness”… “Simple depressive disorder”
“The defendant, who is the mother’s mother, claims to have a mental and physical weakness at the time of the incident, but according to a specialist, it is judged as a simple depressive disorder.” “
They were charged with tying their son B (at the time 20 years old, intellectual disability 3rd class) with a dog string at the house of A in Jung-gu, Daejeon City between December 12 and 16, 2019, and hitting him with a wooden laundry bat (30 cm). Was charged with.
The First Criminal Division of the Daejeon High Court sentenced his mother to 14 years in prison, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the first trial, charged with imprisoning and assaulting her intellectually disabled son on the 11th. After the sentence of the first trial, the prosecution appealed that the sentence was low. Reporter Shin Jin-ho
It was revealed that they were abusing Mr. B, covering a thick T-shirt on his face and biting socks in his mouth. Mr. B was confined to a dirty and foul-smelling toilet because he didn’t clean it. When I was trapped in the bathroom, I couldn’t eat. The assault using clothespins has been conducted since early 2019, a survey revealed.
On December 17, 2019, at around 7 pm, when 119 paramedics, who received a report from Mr. A, saying that his son does not breathe, arrived at the scene, Mr. B was already in cardiac arrest. Bruises and wounds remained on Mr. B’s body, which was transferred to the hospital. Even in the deepest subcutaneous tissue of the skin, signs of appearance were found that appear only after dozens of hits.
Assaulted with a clothespin… I don’t even give you water
It was confirmed that Mr. B was not able to go to the welfare facilities for the disabled, which he often attended since days before his death. The prosecution decided that violence and abuse were concentrated during this period. Mr. A and others stated at the prosecution that it was “for the purpose of discipline.”
On June 18, the first trial court sentenced him to 17 years in prison, saying, “The crime of the supporter for the disabled is heavier.” Mr. A, who had an intellectual disability and relied excessively on raising his son from an activity supporter, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The two also submitted dozens of reflections to the second trial court to reveal their will of penance.
On May 26 last year, members of the Federation of Korean Centers for Independent Living for the Disabled held a press conference in front of the Seoul National Assembly, urging the perpetrators to legally punish the perpetrators and to prepare alternatives for the subsequent deaths of the abuse of the disabled. News 1
On the other hand, the prosecution said, “Abusing and assaulting victims for the purpose of disciplining the intellectually handicapped victim eventually resulted in death.” Requested.
Daejeon = Reporter Shin Jinho [email protected]