Daughter Gets Prison Time After Father Dies of Malnutrition at 34kg While She Ate Tteokbokki Alone

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A woman in her 30s has been sentenced to prison for abandoning her ailing father, who was unable to even eat on his own, leaving him to die of malnutrition.

The Incheon District Court announced yesterday (October 20) that it sentenced a woman in her 30s, identified as A, to three and a half years in prison on charges of abandonment of an ascendant resulting in death.

A was indicted on charges of failing to provide meals or care for her father in his 70s and abandoning him between June and July of last year, leading to his death.

At the time, her father's health had deteriorated to the point where he could not eat meals or handle bodily functions on his own.

It was reported that while leaving him neglected without giving him the rice and side dishes prepared by a neighbor for him, A secretly ate cup tteokbokki by herself on the building stairs.

Ultimately, the father passed away in July of last year due to an electrolyte imbalance caused by malnutrition and other factors.

At the time of his death, the father stood 170 cm tall but weighed a mere 34 kg.

The court stated, "Despite having the duty to support and protect her father, who was incapable of daily life and in need of medical treatment, the defendant neglected him for a long period, leading to his death," adding, "In light of the duration of the crime and its unfilial nature, the severity of the offense is very high."
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