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A woman in her 40s who was sentenced to prison in the first trial for the murder of her 8-year-old son was commuted on appeal. After her divorce, the fact that the crime was committed while she was in a state of weakness due to the hardship of her life and severe depression was reflected in the sentencing.
The Ulsan First Criminal Division of the Busan High Court (Chief Judge Hae-bin Park) overturned the 4 years and 6 months of imprisonment of the lower court in the appeals trial against Mr. said.
Ms. A was charged with the death of her 8-year-old son by pressing a pillow on the head of her 8-year-old son at her own residence in Yangsan, Gyeongnam in December 2020.
Mr. A and her son at the time drank large amounts of drugs and tried to make extreme choices, but were found to have killed her son when unsuccessful.
A stated in the police investigation that she committed the crime because she suffered from severe depression due to hardship after divorce.
The court of appeals denounced, "The act of killing a child while attempting suicide with a companion is based on the wrong notion of thinking that the child is one's property and should be severely punished." The crime was committed in
He added, "This incident reflects the fact that the accused himself is suffering more than anyone else and that he seems to have to live with guilt and regret for the rest of his life, and that the parents and husband of the accused are pleading for mercy."