40s Man on Probation for Injury to Family Member Assaults Mother Again... Sentenced to 1 Year Imprisonment

An Elderly Man Walking Outside with His Mother Also Assaulted
Kicked at Police Officers Who Arrived on the Scene

[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] A man in his 40s, who was sentenced to prison for injury to a family member and was on probation, received another prison sentence after assaulting his mother again and also committing violence against an elderly person on the street.

According to the legal community on the 1st, Judge Lee Naeju of the Criminal Division 1 at the Seoul Western District Court sentenced Lee (43) to one year in prison on charges of habitual assault on a family member and obstruction of official duties.

The court pointed out, "The defendant has a history of being criminally punished about ten times since 1997 solely for violence-related crimes. He committed the crime shortly after receiving a suspended sentence, and especially the fact that he habitually assaulted his mother is of a particularly bad nature."

However, the court explained the sentencing reasoning, "Considering that he has been receiving long-term treatment for psychiatric disorders, that his mother does not wish to press charges, and that the probation is likely to be revoked due to this case, the sentence was determined."

Lee is accused of habitually assaulting his mother by climbing onto her abdomen and strangling her neck with both hands without any reason while she was sleeping in the early morning of March 28 last year.

Lee was sentenced to 10 months in prison in 2015 for habitual assault on a family member and was again referred to family protection services in 2017 for assault on a family member.

He was also booked in 2018 and 2020 for assault on a family member, but the cases were dismissed due to the victim not wanting prosecution. In January last year, he was sentenced to 8 months in prison with a 3-year probation for injury to a family member.

In addition to his mother, Lee was also charged with strangling another elderly person's neck and assaulting police officers who responded to the scene.

In April last year, Lee was investigated for wrapping a piece of clothing around the neck of victim A (79) and strangling him with both hands in a park in Seodaemun-gu while intoxicated without any particular reason.

He continued to assault police officers who responded to the 112 emergency call reporting "an intoxicated man assaulting an elderly person" by pushing and kicking them. After being arrested on the spot, he threw punches at the police officers in the back seat of the police car.

Even after being transported to the police station, he swore and damaged the safety fence in front of the suspect waiting room.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.