A mother in her 20s who abandoned her newborn in the bathroom of a shopping mall after her newborn died in the house she lived in was sentenced to six years in prison.
On the 27th, the Busan District Court Criminal Division 6 (Chief Judge Tae-eop Kim) sentenced Mr. A, who was indicted on charges of child abuse and murder, to six years in prison. In addition, he was ordered to complete a 40-hour child abuse treatment program and restricted from working at child-related institutions for five years. The prosecution requested eight years in 카지노사이트prison considering the intentionality of the murder and the formal attitude of remorse.
Person A gave birth to an infant in the bathroom of her home in Gijang-gun, Busan, on October 4 last year, but is accused of leaving the baby until she fell into the toilet and could not breathe.
At the time, it was revealed that Mr. A did not take any special measures, including not removing foreign substances from the baby’s nose and mouth. Afterwards, the baby was placed in a plastic bag and shopping bag and placed under the bed.
A day later, Mr. A visited a shopping mall in Seomyeon and abandoned the baby’s body in a trash can in a women’s bathroom. During the trial, Ms. A denied the murder charge, saying she did not know the baby was alive. Ms. A’s side claimed that “she did not know she was pregnant and had no intention of murdering her.”
However, the court said, “Based on various findings, it is judged that the death of the victim was caused by neglect without taking appropriate measures such as maintaining the infant’s body temperature and securing an airway for breathing immediately after birth,” and added, “Nevertheless, we offer a sincere apology to the young victim.” He pointed out, “It is questionable whether he is repenting for his crime as he is making excuses such as saying he wants to be released from prison before the age of 30.”
However, he explained, “In sentencing, we took into account the fact that it was difficult to see her in a sound state of mind immediately after giving birth, and that she committed the crime intentionally and unintentionally due to the mistaken idea of trying to ignore reality due to fear of childbirth and raising children, rather than planning it.”
