Prosecutors Indict Teen Son for Stabbing Sleeping Father with Knife View original image

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] The prosecution has indicted a teenage son who attempted to kill his sleeping father with a weapon.


On the 13th, the Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Seo Jeongsik) indicted 18-year-old son A on charges of attempted parricide for stabbing his sleeping father with a weapon.


Earlier, A is accused of swinging a weapon at his 60-year-old father, who was sleeping at their home in Jung-gu, Seoul, around 10:30 p.m. on the 30th of last month, causing injury.


A had previously experienced mental health difficulties, but investigations revealed that he was not in a state of insanity or diminished capacity at the time of the crime.



The prosecution plans to provide medical expenses to the father and psychological treatment to family members who witnessed the scene. The father is currently reported to be in stable condition without life-threatening injuries.


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