A man in his 30s who beat a teenage woman to death ends his life in prison...Law: ``The state should pay compensation'' = South Korea

In South Korea, a court has ruled that if an inmate with a history of attempting to take his own life commits suicide at a correctional facility, the state will be liable for damages.
According to the legal community, on the 25th, the Daejeon District Court's Civil Appeals Division 4 decided that Mr. A (30), who took his own life in a detention center,
After hearing the second instance of a damage compensation lawsuit filed by the mother, Mr. B, against the Republic of Korea, the government ordered Mr. B to pay 14 million won plus late interest.
Mr. A, who previously operated an adult entertainment agency in Daejeon, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on suspicion of causing bodily harm resulting in death, and in 2018
Contained. It was learned that Mr. A assaulted Mr. C (16), who was working with him, until he lost consciousness and then left him there, causing her to die from complications of cerebral hemorrhage.
After Mr. A was incarcerated, he received and took drugs such as sleeping pills due to a diagnosis of mental illness, and was sent to Daejeon Prison.
At one point, he tried to take his own life by overdosing on drugs. After that, Mr. A was transferred to Chungju Detention Center, and on December 10, 2020, his appeal was dismissed and his sentence of 10 years in prison was finalized.
He took his own life five days later using drugs he had secretly collected. In April 2022, Mr. B filed a lawsuit against the state for damages, claiming that he was responsible for Mr. A's death.
was raised. The request was for approximately 72 million won, including compensation and other fees, to be paid in addition to late interest.
At that time, the court of first instance investigated this case for 10 months and found that it was not responsible for not preventing Mr. A's death.
It was determined that the suspect was also in a correctional facility. The court of first instance stated, ``Facility managers have a duty to ensure the lives and safety of detainees, and Mr. A was in a state of suicidal urges due to depression that required careful observation.''
``Despite knowing the findings of the medical department and the results of the psychological consultation, it is recognized that he failed to exercise his duty of care, such as increasing observation, and caused the death.''
However, the trial court limited Mr. A's liability to 10% on the basis that he had hidden a large amount of drugs from prison officials, and
The court ruled to pay 21.92 million won and interest on late payment. The Ministry of Justice did not comply with this ruling and appealed, but the second trial only reduced the scope of compensation to a certain extent and did not evade liability.
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