50-Year-Old Sentenced to 20 Years for Killing Elderly Mother Who Scolded Him for Drinking and Not Working, Then Setting Fire

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A man in his 50s who killed his 80-year-old mother for scolding him about "drinking alcohol" and attempted to set fire to the house was sentenced to imprisonment again in the appellate court.

The Criminal Division 1 of the Changwon Branch of the Busan High Court (Chief Judge Min Jeong-seok) dismissed the appeal of A (58), who was tried on charges of parricide and attempted arson of a dwelling, and announced on the 16th that it sentenced him to 20 years in prison, the same as the original sentence.

On October 12 last year, A drank several bottles of soju and went to his 80-year-old mother's residence in Jinju, Gyeongnam. When his mother scolded him, saying, "Why did you drink and come home without working?" he assaulted her, causing her death.

Immediately after the crime, A, together with his younger brother, decided to die. He called his brother to the crime scene, cut the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hose, and lit it with a lighter, but his brother stopped him, preventing a large fire.

A has a history of alcohol dependence and has been hospitalized several times in psychiatric hospitals. Three months before the crime, he also drank, assaulted his mother, threatened to set fire to the house, and received inpatient treatment.

The court stated, "The sentencing in the original trial was made within a reasonable range and cannot be considered unfairly too heavy or too light."

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