Mother Sentenced to 7 Years for Throwing Newborn Daughter Out of Motel Window...

The prosecution has demanded a heavy sentence for a woman in her 40s who killed her daughter, born alone in a motel, by throwing her out of the second-floor window of the room.

On the 8th, at the sentencing hearing held at the Bucheon Branch of the Incheon District Court, Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Kim Jeong-ah), the prosecution requested a 7-year prison sentence for Ms. A (41, female), who was indicted on charges of child abuse resulting in death under the Special Act on the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes.

Ms. A is accused of killing her daughter, Ms. B, whom she gave birth to alone in a second-floor motel room in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, last October by throwing her out of the window to the first floor, about 5 meters below.

It was investigated that she covered Ms. B, who suffered respiratory distress immediately after birth, with a bed sheet and left her unattended for 10 minutes before putting her in a paper shopping bag and throwing her out the window. Ms. B was found by a nearby resident five days after the incident but was already dead due to liver rupture and intra-abdominal bleeding.

Ms. A had been estranged from her family for over 20 years and had no home or job, reportedly living by moving from motel to motel only when she occasionally had money.

40s Mother Kills Newborn Daughter Born in Motel
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The prosecution stated the reason for the sentence request, saying, "The defendant neglected and abandoned the victim she gave birth to, pushed her into a shopping bag, and threw her out of the second-floor window," and "considering that she showed no remorse and took no measures to save the victim."

In her final defense, Ms. A's lawyer pleaded for leniency, saying, "The defendant admits the charges and is remorseful," and "Please take into account that she is determined to live a new life with her family from now on." Ms. A, who appeared in court wearing a light green prison uniform, also shed tears, saying, "I regret what I did and will live a life of atonement forever."

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