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Daegu court gives 62-year-old 7 years for killing disabled nephew, attacking mother
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A 62-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison by Daegu District Court on October 6 for killing his intellectually disabled niece by pushing her into the sea and for attempting to kill his mother, who has dementia. The trial was a citizen participation trial, and all seven jurors unanimously found him guilty. Yonhap reported the man had cared for his mother and his sister's family alone for about eight years.
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Daegu District Court Criminal Division 13 sentenced a 62-year-old man surnamed Baek to seven years in prison on October 6, in a citizen participation trial on charges of murder and attempted murder of a lineal ascendant, Yonhap reported. The court was presided over by Judge Chae Hee-in. [ 2 ]
According to Yonhap, the charges stem from an incident on March 22 at Najin Port in Gampo-eup, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. Baek was accused of giving sleeping pills to his mother, who has dementia, and to his niece, who has a severe intellectual disability, then taking them to the sea, killing the niece and trying to drown his mother before witnesses stopped him. Chosun Ilbo summarized the case as a man driving his mother with dementia and his niece "to the sea." [ 2 , 4 ]
Yonhap reported that Baek had cared for his mother with dementia, his younger sister who had an intellectual disability, and her daughter from around 2018, and that after his younger sister died in 2022 he was effectively alone in handling the household and daily care for his mother and niece. About a month before the crime, he had told his younger brother he was at his limit and that the niece hit him severely, according to the report. [ 2 ]
At trial, Yonhap reported, all seven jurors unanimously found him guilty, and on sentencing four jurors favored seven years and three favored eight years. The court said murder can never be justified and cited the extreme fear the deceased niece likely felt and the sense of betrayal his mother would have experienced, adding that the risk of reoffending against his mother was not light. Prosecutors had sought 12 years, calling the victims vulnerable and the crime planned rather than impulsive, while the defense cited eight years of sole caregiving, stress and depression and asked the court to consider how the case differed from an ordinary killing. In his final statement Baek said he had committed a crime deserving death and asked for a heavy sentence, adding that if released he would care for his mother. His younger brother, who testified as a sentencing witness, said he did not want his brother punished. Yonhap reported Baek had no prior criminal record. [ 2 ]
Kukmin Ilbo, Seoul Shinmun and Chosun Ilbo led with the seven-year sentence and the caregiving circumstances, with Chosun Ilbo quoting the defendant's reported words that he had reached his limit after eight years of care. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Почему это важно
The case centers on the strain of sole family caregiving, an issue Korean outlets framed through the defendant's reported complaints that he had reached his limit. It also shows how citizen participation trials handle cases in which the victims cannot state whether they want punishment. The documents do not indicate any broader policy response.
Ключевые факты
- Daegu District Court Criminal Division 13 sentenced a 62-year-old man surnamed Baek to seven years in prison on October 6. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- He was convicted of murder and of attempted murder of a lineal ascendant, his mother. [ 2 ]
- The crime took place on March 22 at Najin Port in Gampo-eup, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. [ 2 ]
- According to Yonhap, he gave sleeping pills to his mother, who has dementia, and to his niece, who has a severe intellectual disability, took them to the sea, killed the niece and tried to drown his mother before witnesses stopped him. [ 2 ]
- Yonhap reported he had cared for his mother, his younger sister and her daughter from around 2018, and alone for his mother and niece after his sister died in 2022. [ 2 ]
- Prosecutors had sought 12 years; the court sentenced him to seven. [ 2 ]
- His younger brother told the court he did not want his brother punished, and the defendant had no prior criminal record. [ 2 ]
Подтверждено несколькими источниками
Пока неясно
- The exact identity of the deceased victim is given as "조카" (nephew or niece) by Yonhap and as "외조카" (a sister's child) by Chosun Ilbo; Yonhap says the person was the daughter of the defendant's younger sister. Outlets describe the relationship differently, and the person's age is not reported.
- Details of the trial, including the unanimous jury verdict, the jurors' sentencing opinions, the prosecution's 12-year request and the defendant's caregiving history, appear in only one document. Single-source detail from Yonhap, described as an official-tier outlet; no second document carries it.
- The current condition of the mother who survived is not reported, nor is whether either side will appeal. The documents do not address these points.
Что пишут местные СМИ
Хронология, местное время
- Kukmin Ilbo reports the sentencing of the 62-year-old to seven years. [ 1 ]
- Yonhap publishes a detailed report on the verdict, the jury and the background of the case. [ 2 ]
- Seoul Shinmun reports the seven-year sentence in the citizen participation trial. [ 3 ]
- Chosun Ilbo reports the prison sentence for the man who had cared for his family for eight years. [ 4 ]