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A son-in-law who was handed over to trial and sentenced to death on charges of assaulting and killing his father-in-law who was unable to move due to a cerebral infarction was commuted on appeal.
According to the legal circle yesterday (29th), the 13th Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court (Chief Judge Soo-hwan Choi, Seong-bo Choi, Hyun-mi Jeong) sentenced 41-year-old A, who was charged with killing an injured person, 6 years in prison, breaking the first trial that sentenced him to 6 years in prison.
On the afternoon of September 4, 2019, Mr. A told his father-in-law, who was lying naked after having a bowel movement and washing at home, to 'put on underwear', but when he did not listen, it was investigated that he assaulted him.
Previously, Mr. A committed the crime of hitting the father-in-law in the early morning of the same day. It was confirmed that Mr. A, who was receiving water in the washbasin to wash the underwear stained with the craftsman's bowel movements, left the bathroom for a while to raise the craftsman who collapsed from the room. .
A's father-in-law was diagnosed with a cerebral infarction in March of the same year, and has been living at A's house. known.
Mr. A admitted to the charges and the first trial court sentenced him to 6 years in prison.
However, the court of appeals reduced the sentence, saying, "There are circumstances to take into account the circumstances of the crime, such as it appears that the accused committed the crime in a state of physical and mental exhaustion."
The court explained, "The defendant actively helped the victim's rehabilitation treatment on behalf of the spouse, and while taking care of the disabled victim due to cerebral infarction, he was under a lot of stress while taking care of the livelihood of other family members."
"The victim's children and the bereaved family are appealing for mercy for the accused," he added. I did.
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