Brother who starved to death intellectually disabled younger sister unable to control urination and defecation... Prosecution demands 10 years imprisonment

Younger Sister Living Together Since 2020 Starved Multiple Times
Died of Malnutrition Last July
"The More My Sister Made Mistakes, The Less I Wanted to Do It"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The prosecution has requested a 10-year prison sentence for a man in his 30s who was tried on charges of starving his younger sister with intellectual disabilities to death.

The Criminal Division 12 of the Seoul Western District Court (Chief Judge Andongbeom) held the first trial on the 13th for Kim (36), who was detained and indicted on charges of abuse resulting in death and violation of the Disabled Welfare Act.

According to the prosecution, Kim is accused of repeatedly starving his younger sister, who lived with him and was unable to control her bladder and bowels, from 2020, leading to her death from malnutrition in July.

Kim admitted all charges during the trial but said, "I gradually lost the will to live, and as my sister made mistakes, I increasingly did not want to do anything." It is known that Kim's biological father left the family when the children were young, and his biological mother suffered a cerebral hemorrhage seven years ago and has been hospitalized in a nursing hospital.

When the judge asked, "Why didn't you send your younger sister to a facility for the disabled?" Kim replied, "While talking with a social worker about admission to a facility, my father came and said, 'Why send her to a facility when the family has all limbs intact?'" He added, "I was angry at my father’s words, whom I met for the first time that day, but I tried to raise my sister anyway."

In his closing argument, Kim's defense attorney stated, "Kim's father left home early, and he depended on his mother, but she also became ill, so he had to support his younger sister alone." He added, "He fell into lethargy and eventually reached a situation he could not control himself, so we ask for the maximum leniency."

The prosecution requested a 10-year prison sentence and a 7-year employment restriction order for Kim, and the sentencing is scheduled for the 29th.

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