South Korean woman gets 15 years in jail for throwing baby nephew from 24th-floor flat
The woman, who had a history of depression, hurled the 11-month-old from the balcony when the child’s mother wasn’t present
A woman who threw her 11-month-old nephew from a high-rise residential complex in South Korea’s North Gyeongsang province, resulting in his death, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The Daegu District Court’s western branch on Thursday sentenced the 42-year-old woman to 15 years in prison and ordered a five-year probation for throwing her nephew from the 24th-floor balcony of a flat in Yucheon-dong, Daegu, on May 8, which was South Korea’s Parents’ Day.
Before visiting her brother’s home that day, she had secretly packed a knife in her bag but later changed her plan, fearing she would be caught if she used the weapon.
The woman, who had a history of antisocial personality disorder and depression, had stopped her medication after being discharged from a hospital.
After asking if she could carry her nephew, she locked the door and threw the child from the balcony when the baby’s mother wasn’t present.
She made disturbing comments to her sister-in-law, including, “I euthanised him” and “I would have hurt him more at the hospital”.