"Killed 2-Year-Old Sister at Age 4": Cho Jae-bok Reacts to Prosecutors' Claim

Cho Jae-bok, who is on trial for allegedly beating his mother-in-law to death and abandoning her body in a suitcase, faced claims in court that he also beat his younger sister to death during childhood.

To prove that the defendant has a history of violent tendencies, prosecutors submitted evidence including records regarding the unnatural death of his sister 22 years ago.

During a trial held at the Daegu District Court today (July 23), a prosecutor submitted the relevant evidence and claimed, "Cho Jae-bok had the experience of beating his 2-year-old sister to death when he was 4 years old."

Prosecutors stated that Cho Jae-bok "has a long-standing violent tendency and multiple criminal records, including as a juvenile delinquent," adding that they confirmed the 22-year-old records of his sister's death through a phone call with Cho's biological father.

When Cho Jae-bok immediately protested, asking, "Are you saying that I killed my own sister right now?", the court instructed him to "submit your rebuttal in writing."

Prosecutors also submitted a vacuum cleaner with a broken handle found inside the house as evidence, explaining that "it broke while Cho Jae-bok was beating his mother-in-law."

Cho Jae-bok refuted this, claiming, "The handle broke while I was disciplining the pet dog because it bit severely."

Cho Jae-bok was put on trial for allegedly beating his mother-in-law for a prolonged period at a studio apartment-style officetel in Jung-gu, Daegu, last March, and then placing her body in a suitcase and abandoning it near the Sincheon stream in Chilsung-dong, Buk-gu.

The next hearing for Cho Jae-bok is scheduled for September 17.

Reported by Kim Taewon | Video by Hong Jinyoung | Graphics by Yang Hyemin | Produced by SBS Digital News
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