30-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Killing 6-Month-Old Son

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] On the 21st, Lee Heon, Chief Judge of the Criminal Division 4 at Changwon District Court, announced that A (32), who was tried on charges of murdering his 6-month-old son, was sentenced to 4 years in prison.

A killed his biological son who was sleeping in an apartment in Changwon, Gyeongnam, on January 19 of this year, then called the 119 emergency service and reported, "My son is not breathing." Two days later, on the 21st, he surrendered to the police with his family.

The court stated, "The victim ended his life without being able to fully blossom at a young age, and the killing of a child cannot be lightly punished with vague sympathy," adding, "Considering that the defendant reflected on his wrongdoing, surrendered, and that his husband and family requested leniency, and that he must live with the guilt of having killed his son for the rest of his life, the sentence is determined accordingly."

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