"Father who pleaded 'Dad, save us' sentenced to death for killing his son and daughter"

A death sentence was sought for a father who killed his two teenage children and then attempted to take his own life.

At the first trial held on the 7th at the Changwon District Court in Gyeongnam, Criminal Division 4, the prosecution requested the court to sentence the man in his 50s, identified as A, to death.

According to the court, A is accused of causing the deaths of his 17-year-old daughter B and 16-year-old son C around 12:15 p.m. on August 28 in a mountain area near Najon-ri, Saengnim-myeon, Gimhae City.

The police began a search after receiving a report from a teacher that the children, who were supposed to return to school on Monday following a home field trip, did not show up.

They found B and C deceased inside a 1-ton truck parked in the mountain area that day, and nearby, they discovered A in a self-harm state and arrested him urgently.

A was taken to a hospital for treatment and confessed to the crime during police interrogation.

Changwon District Court, Gyeongnam.
Photo by Se-ryeong Lee

It is known that he gave his children drinks laced with sleeping pills and suffocated them after they lost consciousness. An LP gas cylinder for vehicles was found inside the truck.

A reportedly stated that although he intended to make an extreme choice, he committed the crime out of concern that his children, who were raised alone after his divorce, would continue to suffer harm from his 70-year-old mother who habitually bullied and abused them.

It was revealed that about a month before the incident, he visited hospitals multiple times to obtain sleeping pills, planned the crime, and applied for a field trip at school to create final memories with his children.

The vehicle’s black box on the day of the incident recorded C’s voice saying, “Thank you for coming on this trip with me, I will repay you when I grow up,” followed by about ten minutes of pleading, “Please save me, Father, please save me.”

The prosecution stated, “A planned the crime a month in advance and brutally killed his children,” adding, “He has shown no remorse, only excuses after the crime, and considering the irreparable wounds inflicted on the bereaved family, we ask for a judgment accordingly.”

In his final statement, A said, “I am sorry for committing such a grave sin while in a psychologically unstable state.”

The verdict for this case is scheduled to be delivered at 10 a.m. on the 14th.

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