20-Year-Old Mother Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison in Appeal Trial for Beating 3-Year-Old Daughter to Death

Sentence Reduced from 15 Years in First Trial
Accomplice Acquaintances Also Receive 2-3 Year Sentence Reductions

Seoul Central District Court / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] A woman in her 20s and her acquaintances, who were prosecuted for causing the death of their 3-year-old daughter by beating her, were sentenced to heavy prison terms again in the appellate court.

The Criminal Division 6 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Seokjun Oh) sentenced the mother, Jeon Mo, and her acquaintance, Kim Mo, who were detained and indicted on charges of child abuse resulting in death under the Child Abuse Punishment Act, to 12 years in prison on the 2nd. Jeon's cohabiting partner, Choi Mo, who was also indicted on the same charges, was sentenced to 8 years in prison. The first trial court had sentenced Jeon and Kim to 15 years in prison, and Choi to 10 years. The appellate court, while reprimanding their responsibility, explained the sentencing by stating, "We considered their growth environment and physical condition up to now."

Earlier, Ms. A was indicted for beating her 3-year-old daughter with fists and other means, causing her death, at a villa in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi Province, in November last year. During this process, it was revealed that Kim and Choi also participated in the assault, and they were detained and indicted together. Investigations showed that from late October to November 14 last year, for nearly 20 days, Jeon and others assaulted the daughter almost daily, citing reasons such as the daughter not eating well.

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