Family tragedy in South Korea: Father should drown women and sons!
Family tragedy in South Korea: Father should drown women and sons!
Jindo, Südkorea - A shocking incident shakes South Korea after a 49-year-old man is accused of killing his entire family. The tragic incident occurred on Sunday near the port of Jindo, where the accused deliberately drove his car into the sea, which led to drown his 49-year-old wife and two youthful sons. After the incident, the man fled from the crime scene. But the police were able to arrest him in Gwangju on Monday evening. The incident was discovered after a teacher alerted that one of the sons did not appear in school. The police are now investigating the exact circumstances of death and investigating a possible murder. The corpses of the woman and the sons and the vehicle were recovered on Monday evening, reports the Süddeutsche Zeitung .
The shocking events throw a light on the challenges with which many families are confronted in South Korea. In a country with the highest suicide rate among the OECD countries, which is 28.4 suicide dead per 100,000 inhabitants, the question arises of the underlying causes. This is particularly worrying because suicide is the most common cause of death in teenagers up to 40 years and the second most common in up to 60 year olds. Stress in private life, economic uncertainties and the pressure on the labor market contribute significantly to this crisis. At the same time, survivors of suicide victims have an eight higher risk of committing suicide themselves, as in a report of The press
a worrying trend
The problem is reinforced by social perception, since suicide is often viewed as a private problem and not as a social grievance. Despite the urgent need for effective political measures for suicide prevention, the government's reactions are insufficient. Compared to other countries, South Korea only invests a limited extent in programs to combat suicides. For example, while Japan invested around 190 million euros in suicide prevention in 2008, the South Korea Ministry of Health granted only 900,000 euros from a total budget of 13 million euros in 2011.
In parallel to these developments, there are also reports on violent incidents related to sects. In 2014, a 3-year-old boy was killed by his mother and the leader of a sect who worshiped Jindo dogs because he cried too much. The police needed three years to collect clues and arrest the suspects. Former members of the sect reported that the sect regularly performed superstitious practices that led to these tragic events. Such incidents illustrate the deeper social problems that are present in society. In addition, the extent of violence, which apparently prevails in some of these cases, shocked, especially in a country in which suicide is often considered one of the main causes of death. This is reported by the Korea Joongang dailyThe events related to family dramas and the high suicide rates urgently require a social and political examination of these topics. The discussion about mental health, social support and the need for extensive reforms in the field of suicide prevention is essential to prevent tragic incidents in the future.
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