Prosecutors Demand 20 Years Imprisonment for 76-Year-Old Mother Who Strangled Her Son to Death

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The prosecution has demanded a heavy sentence for a woman in her 70s who was charged with strangling her son in his 50s to death after conflicts over his frequent drinking.

On the 20th, at the sentencing hearing held by the 15th Criminal Division of the Incheon District Court (Chief Judge Pyo Geuk-chang), the prosecution requested a 20-year prison sentence for A (76). Although charged with murder, the prosecution reportedly asked the court to consider A's advanced age and voluntary surrender to the police when delivering the sentence.

A was charged with killing her son B (51) by hitting his head with a liquor bottle and then strangling him at their home in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, around 12:56 a.m. on April 20. B was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment but ultimately died that morning. Immediately after the crime, A called 112 herself and reported, "I strangled my son's neck," and was arrested on the spot by responding police officers. At the time, B was found to be heavily intoxicated, while A was investigated to have not consumed alcohol. A stated to the police, "My son, who lives with me, usually drank a lot and often quarreled with the family."

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