Single Mom Raising Siblings While Working at Restaurant and Call Center Falls into Coma After Being Assaulted by Boyfriend

A Man Met at Work 4 Months Ago Shows Obsession
"No Contact" Leads to Assault... Brain Hemorrhage Neglected

A woman in her 50s who has been raising her siblings alone for over ten years after losing her husband is currently unconscious after being brutally assaulted by a man she met and has been dating for the past four months.

On the 19th, JTBC reported the story of Ms. A, a woman in her 50s who fell into a coma due to dating violence. Ms. A lost her husband ten years ago and raised her siblings alone. Four months ago, she met Mr. B at her workplace. After that, the suffering caused by Mr. B's obsession began. Mr. B would curse whenever he could not contact Ms. A even for a short time and would come to her house. This obsession eventually escalated into violence.

The appearance of Ms. A, a single mother in her 50s who has been in a coma for over ten days due to dating violence [Image source=JTBC news screen capture]

On the 4th, Mr. B violently assaulted Ms. A for the sole reason that she was unreachable. Ms. A lost consciousness due to the severe assault, but Mr. B left her unattended for nearly four hours. When Ms. A’s condition worsened, Mr. B belatedly called 119, but Ms. A had already passed the golden time due to a cerebral hemorrhage. To this day, Ms. A has not regained consciousness for over ten days and is barely maintaining labored breathing. Ms. A’s son told JTBC, "Even normally, (Mr. B) always told my mother things like ‘How can you hit someone so that their brain inside the head bursts?’"

The medical staff who treated Ms. A suspected assault and reported Mr. B to the police. He then turned off his phone and immediately fled, even withdrawing 3.2 million won from Ms. A’s bank account. Mr. B, who was hiding in a lodging facility in another region, was caught two days after the incident, subsequently arrested, and handed over to the prosecution. Ms. A, a mother of 22- and 16-year-old siblings, is reported to have lived a hard life working in restaurants and call centers to raise her children.

Meanwhile, a similar case occurred in Jeju last year. On August 17th of last year, the Jeju District Court’s 2nd Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Jin Jae-kyung) sentenced Mr. C (35), who was indicted on charges of grievous bodily harm, to 3 years and 6 months in prison. On the early morning of March 20th last year, Mr. C assaulted his partner, Mr. D, dozens of times on the head and face during an argument. At that time, Mr. D fell into a coma and did not regain consciousness until the afternoon, yet Mr. C took no action and only reported the incident late that evening. Mr. D eventually regained consciousness but is reported to be suffering from serious aftereffects.

The court explained the sentencing reason, stating, "This crime involved brutally assaulting the victim, who was the defendant’s partner, over several hours, showing extreme violence; the victim suffered very severe injuries; and the circumstances following the defendant’s crime were very unfavorable."

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