"Father in His 70s Receives Suspended Sentence for Assaulting and Confined His 40s Son Over Girlfriend"

Repeated Demands for Son’s Breakup in His 40s
Assaulted Son with a Tool and Bound His Hands and Feet
Court: "Serious Doubts About the Defendant’s Remorse"

A man in his 70s who interfered in his 40-year-old son’s romantic relationship, assaulted him, and bound his hands and feet to confine him has been sentenced to a suspended prison term.

Father in His 70s Assaults and Confines Son, Demanding a Breakup

According to Yonhap News on August 26, Judge Park Byeongjoo of the Busan District Court's Criminal Division 12 sentenced a man in his 70s, referred to as Mr. A, to two years in prison, suspended for three years, for special assault and unlawful confinement. In addition, the court ordered two years of probation and 40 hours of domestic violence recidivism prevention education.

According to the verdict, Mr. A lived with his 42-year-old son but began to feel neglected after his son started dating a girlfriend. Mr. A repeatedly demanded that his son break up with his girlfriend, and when his son refused, they would get into arguments. On June 10, even after his son apologized, Mr. A, still angry, took a 23 cm tool and struck his son multiple times on the back. Mr. A then dragged his son into the master bedroom and bound his hands and feet with tape.

The son was confined for about an hour and thirty minutes until the police arrived at the house. As a result of the assault, he suffered multiple abrasions and other injuries requiring approximately three weeks of medical treatment. Investigations also revealed that the son had previously quit his job and received a severance payment due to issues related to his father’s gambling habit at bicycle racing events.

Court: "Controlling and Oppressing the Private Life of an Adult Son"

Judge Park commented, "The defendant has continued to control and oppress his son's private life even after he became an adult, treating him with a distorted sense of affection." He also pointed out, "It appears that the defendant previously used inappropriate physical force on both the victim and the victim’s younger sister."

The judge continued, "The defendant blames the cause of the incident on 'misunderstandings stemming from family issues with the victim’ or claims it was ‘an impulsive assault during the process of disciplining his child.’ Thus, there are serious doubts as to whether the defendant is sincerely reflecting on his crime."

However, the court added that it had considered the fact that the victim made it clear he did not wish his father to be punished and that the defendant’s daughter also appealed for leniency in determining the sentence.

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