Incidents of people making extreme choices after murdering their family members are occurring one after another. A mother murders her elementary school son because of hardships in life, while a husband murders his wife who was suffering from a long-term illness. All families who have decided that they cannot make a living due to financial difficulties are being sacrificed.
Incidents of murdering relatives due to hardships in life continue to occur. Getty Image Bank
According to the police on the 30th, Jeonbuk Gimje Police Station applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A, in his 40s, on charges of killing his son (murder). According to the police, Mr. A is suspected of killing his elementary school son B on a farm road in Buryang-myeon, Gimje-si between 8 PM and 9 PM on the 27th.
Mr. A surrendered himself to the police after committing the crime. During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly made a statement to the effect that “I killed my son because of the hardships of life and then tried to kill him with him.” The police determined that Mr. A had recently experienced financial difficulties.
A police official said, “We have applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A,” and added, “We are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident against Mr. A.”
Last March, husband C was arrested in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do for killing his wife who was suffering from cerebral infarction. It was found that Mr. C was having difficulty making a living, having incurred debts exceeding 80 million won over 10 years due to his wife’s illness. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with cerebral infarction and suffered extreme hardships, including quitting his job.
A woman in her 40s was arrested for killing her 7-month-old twins because she had difficulty raising children.
On the 18th, Yeosu Police Station urgently arrested Mr. A on charges of murder (murder) of his 7-month-old twin daughters. Mr. A is accused of suffocating his two daughters to death at his home in Ungcheon-dong, Yeosu City around 8:30 a.m. on this day. Ms. A committed the crime after her husband went to work and reported it to the police on her own at around 12:40 PM, four hours later. During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated, “It was difficult to bear the stress of raising children.”
Experts cite economic problems as the biggest cause of the continued killing of parricide across the country.
Choi Myung-min, a professor of social welfare at Baekseok University, said in an interview, “Parents tend to view their children as beings that belong to them,” and “After making extreme choices, even if the children remain independent individuals, they live the rest of their lives due to financial difficulties.” “It’s a judgment that it can’t be done,” he pointed out.
Reporter Kim Ki-hwan kkh@segye.com
(ⓒ Segye Ilbo & Segye.com, unauthorized reproduction and redistribution prohibited)
Source: www.segye.com
