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Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, a sister who left a 3-year-old child to death by neglecting it in an empty house was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the first trial. The court sentenced the young victim to a severe sentence, saying that the hunger and fear that the young victim must have endured is unimaginable.
This is TBC reporter Nak-seong Kim.
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court found guilty of the charges and sentenced Kim to 20 years in prison and ordered him to complete 160 hours of child abuse treatment program and 10 years of restriction on employment at child-related institutions.
The court said that Kim acknowledged the charges as guilty as the accused acknowledged that Kim had caused the death of the child by not giving proper food to the child.
He explained the reason for the sentencing that the victim would have to suffer and the circumstances after the crime could not help but be punished.
The court added, however, that after separating from her ex-husband, she suffered financial difficulties and took into account the fact that she was reflecting.
[Hwang Hyeong-joo / Public Affairs Judge of Daegu District Court: It can be said that this is a ruling that once again arouses social interest and alarm about the increasing number of child abuse crimes.]
However, the 20 years of electronic device attachment requested by the prosecution were dismissed.
Kim listened to the verdict with her head bowed and even shed tears as she left the courtroom.
Outside the courthouse, members of civic groups strongly protested against Mr. Kim getting on the convoy bus.
[(to the baby) I'm sorry... . Did you end up eating the baby after killing the baby?]
Today (4th), while the severe sentence of 20 years in prison for Kim's sister was sentenced, attention is also focused on the results of the trial of her mother Seok, scheduled for the 17th.
(Video coverage: Koh Dae-seung TBC)