30s Son Sentenced for Threatening and Attempting to Kill Birth Mother Over "Give Me the Dog" Demand

Sent 44 Threatening Messages During Probation Period
Court Sentences to 1 Year and 8 Months Imprisonment

A man in his 30s was sentenced to prison for threatening his biological mother over not returning the pet dog.

[Asia Economy Culture Young Intern Reporter] A man in his 30s was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison for sending threatening text messages to his biological mother and preparing a weapon to kill her because she refused to return his pet dog.

On the 11th, Shin Gyosik, Chief Judge of Criminal Division 3 at Chuncheon District Court Wonju Branch, announced that he sentenced Mr. A (35), who was indicted on charges of habitual threats against a direct ascendant and attempted murder of a direct ascendant, to 1 year and 8 months in prison.

Mr. A was charged with sending a total of 44 threatening text messages over about two months starting November 11 last year, including messages such as “When will you give me back my pet dog? If I don’t get an answer within 10 minutes, do whatever you want. I won’t be responsible for what happens afterward,” threatening to harm life or body to his biological mother.

Mr. A, who had conflicts with his biological mother over financial issues, is known to have harbored hostility toward her after she refused to return the pet dog he raised.

On December 21 last year, knowing that his biological mother was receiving dental treatment at a hospital in Seoul, Mr. A visited the hospital with a weapon he had prepared in advance hidden in the pocket of his jumper. Fortunately, Mr. A was arrested at the scene by the police following a report from his father before the crime was committed.

Earlier, in February last year, Mr. A was sentenced to 1 year in prison with a 2-year probation for attempted arson of an occupied building after preparing a lighter and gasoline to set fire to his biological mother’s house.

In August, he was sentenced to 1 year in prison with a 2-year probation for special threats, and in December, a summary order was requested for the charge of threats. While undergoing trial, he committed another crime. Mr. A committed these crimes during the probation period.

The court stated, “Although the victim does not wish for the defendant to be punished, considering that they are experiencing family conflicts and that the defendant committed another crime without reflecting during the probation period due to previous similar offenses, a prison sentence is inevitable.”

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