50-Year-Old Son Sentenced to 10 Years for Pushing Elderly Mother to Death from Building Rooftop

Suwon High Court Suwon District Court. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Seulgi Kim] A man in his 50s with schizophrenia who killed his elderly mother by pushing her off the rooftop of a commercial building was sentenced to prison.

The Criminal Division 11 of Suwon District Court (Presiding Judge Mikyung Kim) sentenced Jeong Mo (52), who was charged with parricide, to 10 years in prison and ordered medical custody on Parents' Day, the 8th.

Jeong was indicted for causing the death of his mother, A, in her 70s, by pushing her off the rooftop of a seven-story commercial building in Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi Province on December 30 of last year.

Jeong, who suffered from schizophrenia, was investigated to have committed the crime after having a meal with A at a restaurant inside the commercial building and then moving together to the rooftop.

The court stated, "This case involved killing the victim, the mother, by pushing her off. The defendant committed an unforgivable and unfilial crime. The victim died without knowing the cause, and the bereaved family suffered irreparable pain." It added, "However, we considered that the defendant committed the crime in a state of diminished mental capacity due to schizophrenia and that he has no prior criminal record," explaining the sentencing decision.

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