Son Who Killed Father Over 'Nagging and Swearing' About Employment Receives Reduced Sentence in Second Trial

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] A son who killed his father with a weapon after being nagged and verbally abused over employment issues received a reduced sentence in the appellate court. Consideration was given to the stress he had experienced in social life and interpersonal relationships.

The Criminal Division 1 of the Ulsan Branch of the Busan High Court (Presiding Judge Park Hae-bin) announced on the 9th that it overturned the original 15-year prison sentence for A, a man in his 30s tried for parricide, and sentenced him to 13 years in prison.

A was prosecuted for stabbing his father to death with a weapon at his home in Ulsan in January last year. It was investigated that he had been frequently scolded by his father over employment issues. On the day of the incident, when his father verbally abused and threatened to hit him, A committed the crime while intoxicated and then surrendered himself.

A was sentenced to 15 years in prison in the first trial. However, the appellate court took into account that A had borderline intelligence and had been under considerable anxiety and stress in adapting to social life and interpersonal relationships, and that he had been repeatedly scolded and verbally abused by his father. They also considered that A’s current mental health is still not stable.

The court stated, "It appears that the suppressed emotions exploded momentarily upon hearing the insults, leading to the crime," and added, "The mother is also hoping for leniency."

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