23-05-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Korean mum probed for ignoring fatally ill son, buying US$144,000 life insurance in his name
A heartless Korean mother has sparked outrage online after it was revealed that instead of seeking medical help for her severely ill son took out a 200 million won (US$144,000) life insurance policy in his name.
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On May 17, the Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police Agency reported that on the night of September 20, last year, a man in his 30s from Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi province, in northwestern South Korea, began vomiting large amounts of blood due to chronic liver disease.
Details about the man's family background and the underlying cause of his condition remain undisclosed.
Despite losing nearly three litres of blood and an emergency station being just a seven-minute drive from their home, his mother, who is in her 60s and reportedly works in the insurance industry, chose not to call an ambulance or seek any medical help.
Instead, she allegedly took out a life insurance policy worth 200 million won in her son's name.
The sick man died in a hospital ward after his condition deteriorated to the extent that his heart could not pump enough blood to his body. Photo: Shutterstock
The man was eventually taken to hospital by a friend the next day, 25 hours after the incident.
