A Mother Who Stabbed Her 6-Year-Old Son with a Weapon Due to Financial Hardship and Attempted Extreme Measures... Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

A woman in her 30s raising two children alone attempted to kill her son due to financial hardship
Her daughter, who was with them, reported it and saved her life
The court said, "An extreme form of child abuse that disregards children's human rights"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] A woman who attempted to kill her children after suffering financial difficulties following separation from her husband was sentenced to four years in prison in the second trial as well.

The Criminal Division 1 of Suwon High Court (Presiding Judge Yoon Sung-sik) announced on the 12th that it handed down the same prison sentence as the original trial to A, a woman in her 30s, who was charged with attempted murder.

A was tried for stabbing her son B (6) multiple times in the chest area with a weapon at a lodging facility in Osan-si, Gyeonggi Province, around 2:45 p.m. on February 27. After stabbing B, A also attempted an extreme act, but her daughter C (7), who was with them, sought help from the facility staff and called 119, saving all their lives.

A began living separately from her husband in mid-2018 and has been raising her two children alone. During this time, she suffered financial difficulties and was investigated to have decided to kill her children and take her own life.

The court stated, "The defendant's crime is an extreme form of child abuse disguised as unilateral goodwill by a parent who disregarded the children's human rights," adding, "The victim sustained serious injuries requiring 16 weeks of treatment and is experiencing emotional aftereffects to the extent of fearing the defendant."

It continued, "However, considering that the defendant made a foolish judgment due to excessive stress from financial difficulties while raising two children alone, and that the maternal grandparents raising the victims and the victims' father pleaded for leniency, these factors were taken into account."

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