A 19-year-old son, while his father was drunk and asleep, killed him: "Abandoned since childhood" [Yonghyeong 5] [Comprehensive]

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A distorted family relationship eventually became the seed of tragic events.

In the 12th episode of "Brave Detectives 5" (directed by Lee Ji-seon), aired on TV Cast E Channel on the 12th, Jeong Jeong-hee, a police officer at the Security Information Division of Yangju Police Station, and KCSI (Korean Criminal Investigation Service) officials Yoon Wae-chul, a former police superintendent, and Kim Jin-su, a police inspector, appeared and revealed their investigation logs.

The first case introduced that day began with an urgent report one evening: "A woman crawled out of a field, begging for help. She said she drank pesticide and is about to die." The woman was in a critical condition, foaming at the mouth. She stated that her husband threatened to kill her with a stone if she did not drink pesticide and forced her to write a suicide note. She claimed she only pretended to drink the pesticide but accidentally swallowed it.

The suicide note stated that after divorcing her husband, she had cohabited with another man and, finding life difficult, decided to take extreme measures. The woman was transported to a hospital but ultimately died that same day. At the scene, an empty herbicide bottle and a paper cup were found.

The deceased woman was in her mid-40s. Unlike the suicide note, her official family registry showed she had been married for over 20 years to a husband and had children. She had changed her address two days before her death. The husband, Mr. Kim (pseudonym), was not greatly surprised by news of his wife's death. He had not been in contact for three years and, when he came to the police station, he was accompanied by a woman he claimed to be meeting.

When investigators went to the address where the victim had moved, they found a man and a child living there. The man described himself as a kind and grateful person who treated well the child the victim had with her ex-wife. He also said it seemed the victim had been subjected to long-term violence from her husband. A diary kept over a long period was found there, detailing continuous abuse, confinement, and severe jealousy from the husband. The diary noted that the husband followed her even when she went to the bathhouse or supermarket and beat her for merely greeting a neighbor.

Investigation results showed that Mr. Kim's mobile base station location was confirmed near the victim's residence on both the day before and the day of the incident. CCTV footage also captured him purchasing pesticide on the day of the crime. It was confirmed that Mr. Kim, the victim, and his mistress were all present at the time. The mistress, who initially lied, admitted to picking up the victim in a car in front of her house in the morning. Surrounding inquiries revealed that the mistress had also been subjected to long-term violence by Mr. Kim. It was also revealed that Mr. Kim frequently obtained copies of the victim's family registry to check her address. Investigators secured the base station location where Mr. Kim was present near the field where the victim had called for help and obtained an arrest warrant. Mr. Kim was brought to trial on charges of "intimidated consent murder" and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. During the trial, Mr. Kim, who continued to shift blame onto the victim, appealed for leniency citing his health and upbringing, but both his appeal and final appeal were rejected.

Next, the case introduced by KCSI was one where detectives worked urgently, trying to understand the perpetrator's motive and fearing the possibility of further crimes. The case began when three middle-aged men asked the police for help, worried about a colleague's unauthorized absence. A man in his late 40s who lived alone had not shown up for work for two days and could not be reached, prompting police to check his house, where they found the victim dead inside.

At the time, the boiler in the house was running continuously, causing rapid decomposition. A large amount of bloodstains remained in the main room, and the victim had suffered severe head injuries. The perpetrator appeared to have searched through drawers and wardrobes in the house, and the contents of the wallet were missing. Analysis of the scene also revealed signs of an attempt to disguise the crime as an external intrusion. An autopsy revealed that the victim's skull was depressed from being struck with a blunt object, and he died from cerebral hemorrhage. The murder weapon was estimated to be an iron pipe.

The victim had divorced and remarried 10 years ago. His remarried wife had withdrawn money from his account a year prior and then ran away. Although the victim requested reconciliation, his remarried wife refused. During this process, conflict with his ex-wife was also confirmed. Upon checking with the ex-wife, it was learned that there were many problems due to the son they had together. According to the victim's family, ten days before the incident, the son had visited wearing a mask and holding an iron pipe. At the time, the son was 19 years old. It was confirmed that as the couple grew distant during his childhood, he was placed in an orphanage, later raised by his grandmother, and then sent back to an orphanage.

As the possibility grew that the mother could also become a target in a serial crime, detectives went undercover around the ex-wife to inquire about the son's whereabouts and successfully arrested him at an internet cafe by tracing his game login records. The son admitted to the crime but claimed he had not planned the murder. He confessed that while his father was drunk and asleep, he searched the house but could not find any valuable items, so he went outside, removed a motorcycle stand, and used it to kill his father.

During the investigation, he was reported to have shed tears while revealing the pain of feeling abandoned by his father. In the trial, the now-adult son was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Ahn Jung-hwan expressed regret, saying, "You must live with your heart in order," while Yoon Du-joon also showed bitterness, stating, "Taking your father's life does not compensate for the time you lost."

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