Evidence suggests that a Cambodian woman charged with murder for stabbing her Korean husband acted in self-defense
The Hankyoreh
After a pregnant immigrant woman stabbed her husband to death as he was beating her, women’s groups are urging an examination of the circumstances in which the woman attempted to protect herself and her child.
At around 11:40 p.m. on Jan. 30, a Cambodian woman identified as “C,” 19, stabbed her husband, a company employee identified as “G,” 38, as he was beating her at their apartment in Daegu’s Dalseong-gu, the Dalseong police station reported Tuesday. The husband died five days later. “C” has been arrested on charges of murder.
Police explained that “C,” who is in her third month of pregnancy, used the weapon when her husband kicked her in the side and struck her head with his hands. They also reported that she had previously called her mother-in-law and said, “He beats me terribly when he drinks,” and the husband assaulted “C” in a rage after being scolded by the mother-in-law.
“C” came to South Korea through marriage in April of last year, and the husband and wife lived together in an apartment. “The couple appears to have experienced frequent conflicts because ‘C’ said she would travel to Cambodia or send money home,” the police reported.
Women’s groups are pursuing an inquiry, saying that the case suggests legitimate self-defense. Forty-three women’s and citizens’ groups, including the Women Migrants Humanrights Center, Korea Women’s Associations United, Korean Womenlink and the Korean Public Interest Lawyers’ Group, Gong-gam, indicated the need to consider the circumstances, saying that “‘C,’ who ordinarily suffered from habitual domestic violence from her husband, used the weapon to protect herself and the baby she was carrying.”
Gwon Mi-ju, director of the Women Migrants Humanrights Center’s counseling office, called for active measures from the government, saying, “In a 2007 study, 17.7 percent of immigrant women married to Korean men answered that they had experienced domestic violence.”
Please direct questions or comments to [englishhani@hani.co.kr]
The Hankyoreh
After a pregnant immigrant woman stabbed her husband to death as he was beating her, women’s groups are urging an examination of the circumstances in which the woman attempted to protect herself and her child.
At around 11:40 p.m. on Jan. 30, a Cambodian woman identified as “C,” 19, stabbed her husband, a company employee identified as “G,” 38, as he was beating her at their apartment in Daegu’s Dalseong-gu, the Dalseong police station reported Tuesday. The husband died five days later. “C” has been arrested on charges of murder.
Police explained that “C,” who is in her third month of pregnancy, used the weapon when her husband kicked her in the side and struck her head with his hands. They also reported that she had previously called her mother-in-law and said, “He beats me terribly when he drinks,” and the husband assaulted “C” in a rage after being scolded by the mother-in-law.
“C” came to South Korea through marriage in April of last year, and the husband and wife lived together in an apartment. “The couple appears to have experienced frequent conflicts because ‘C’ said she would travel to Cambodia or send money home,” the police reported.
Women’s groups are pursuing an inquiry, saying that the case suggests legitimate self-defense. Forty-three women’s and citizens’ groups, including the Women Migrants Humanrights Center, Korea Women’s Associations United, Korean Womenlink and the Korean Public Interest Lawyers’ Group, Gong-gam, indicated the need to consider the circumstances, saying that “‘C,’ who ordinarily suffered from habitual domestic violence from her husband, used the weapon to protect herself and the baby she was carrying.”
Gwon Mi-ju, director of the Women Migrants Humanrights Center’s counseling office, called for active measures from the government, saying, “In a 2007 study, 17.7 percent of immigrant women married to Korean men answered that they had experienced domestic violence.”
Please direct questions or comments to [englishhani@hani.co.kr]
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