"Reporting Me?"... 40-Year-Old Sentenced to 7 Years for Beating Mother into Unconsciousness

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] A man in his 40s, identified as A, who indiscriminately assaulted his mother, who had reported "My son is hitting me, please help," leaving her in a coma, was sentenced to imprisonment again in the appellate court.

On the 2nd, the Jeonju Division of the Gwangju High Court Criminal Department 1 (Chief Judge Kim Sung-joo) announced that it dismissed the appeal of A (45), who was charged with serious injury to a lineal ascendant, and upheld the original sentence of 7 years in prison.

A was charged with repeatedly punching his 66-year-old mother at an apartment in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, around 9:50 p.m. on February 11, causing her to fall into a coma. It was revealed that he became enraged and assaulted her after she called 112, reporting, "My son is threatening to hit me. I am anxious, please help."

After indiscriminately assaulting his mother, A did not provide any aid and left her unattended, resulting in her remaining in a comatose state to this day.

However, as his mother did not regain consciousness, A denied all charges, claiming in investigations and court that "I did not assault her." The first trial court did not accept the defendant's claim, considering the victim's statement just before losing consciousness that "My son hit me," and sentenced him to 7 years in prison. A appealed, arguing that the sentence was too harsh.

The appellate court stated, "Human life is the highest legal interest and the most dignified value that the state and society must protect, and acts that cause danger to it must be strictly punished," adding, "The defendant appears not to have made any effort to restore the victim's damage, so the original sentence cannot be seen as exceeding the reasonable discretion of the court."

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