50s Father Sentenced to Prison for Hitting Teenage Daughter Over "Go to Your Room If You Smell" Remark

Offense During Probation for Drunk Driving
Appeal Dismissed... 6-Month Prison Sentence

A man in his 50s who lost his temper and committed violence after his high school daughter told him, "You smell, so go to your room," and violated a court-issued restraining order was sentenced to prison again in the appellate court.

On the 27th, Chief Judge Shim Hyun-geun of the Criminal Division 1 at Chuncheon District Court announced that A (56), who was indicted for assault and violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Domestic Violence Crimes, was sentenced to six months in prison, the same as the original sentence.

At around 5:10 a.m. on April 30, A’s daughter, B (17), said to her father, who was at home, "You smell, so go to your room." Enraged by these words, A threw a plastic water bottle and a mop at his daughter, saying, "Do you see your father as sh*t?" and assaulted her.

Chuncheon District Court / Photo by Yonhap News

Accordingly, the court ordered A to immediately leave the house where he lived with his daughter, to stay away from the house and avoid contact with his daughter for about two months, and not to approach within 100 meters of his daughter. However, despite the court’s order, A entered the house to take his clothes and money and later returned to knock on the front door, violating the restraining order and was formally prosecuted.

The first trial court stated, "The defendant committed this crime without self-restraint even though he was on probation for a drunk driving offense," and "Considering that the victim, his daughter, wishes for punishment against the defendant, a prison sentence is inevitable," sentencing A to six months in prison.

A appealed, claiming the original sentence was unfair. The appellate court dismissed A’s appeal, maintaining the original verdict, stating, "The circumstances the defendant claims as grounds for appeal appear to have already been reflected in the original trial."

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