Daughter-in-law Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting 80-Year-Old Mother-in-Law Out of Anger Over Husband's STD from Prostitution

Video Calling Husband While Assaulting Him

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A woman in her 50s, enraged after discovering her husband's involvement in prostitution, was sentenced to prison for assaulting her mother-in-law.

On the 21st, the 11th Criminal Division of the Daejeon District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Yong-chan) sentenced A (56), who was charged with injury to a lineal ascendant and special threats to a lineal ascendant, to 2 years and 6 months in prison with a 3-year probation period and ordered 80 hours of community service.

In April 2019, after contracting a sexually transmitted disease due to her husband's overseas prostitution, A, filled with anger, went to see her mother-in-law B (89).

A grabbed B by the hair, threw her down, spat on her face, and assaulted her. She also threatened B with a weapon, saying, "You must be punished for having raised such a child wrongfully," forcing her to kneel and beg. A showed this incident to her husband via video call and demanded an apology.

As a result of the assault, B suffered injuries including a concussion, with a medical treatment period of two weeks.

A denied the charges, claiming, "I only visited my mother-in-law and made a video call to prevent my husband from cheating again," but the court found all charges against A to be true based on testimonies from police officers who responded at the time and other surrounding evidence.

It was also reported that before visiting B, A caused disturbances and verbally abused other in-laws, including B's eldest daughter.

The court stated, "Assaulting an elderly mother-in-law and threatening her with a weapon is inhumane. Despite this, the defendant shows no remorse, denies the crime, and has not been forgiven by the victim." However, the court also noted, "The crime appears to have been committed in a state of anger due to the husband's infidelity, compounded by conflicts with in-laws who usually disregarded her." The court added, "Considering the relatively minor extent of the injuries and the absence of prior criminal records, the sentence was determined accordingly."

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