The Hankyoreh (South Korea)
Evidence suggests that a Cambodian woman charged with murder for stabbing her Korean husband acted in self-defense
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.”
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.”
12 comments:
KOREAN PEOPLE DO THIS BAD THINGS TO THE CAMBODIAN WOMEN SHOULD BE ASHAM. I'M PROUND TO BE KOUN KHMER AND DEFENSE MY OWN PEOPLE FROM SUCH AS EVIL KOREAN, THAI, YOUN, CHIN, AND VERY EVIL AMERICAN
When they can't get made in china... they get made in Korea....
BAD KOREAN... i have known many korean students in the class, some of them look down Cambodia (they think we are a poor). And almost all of them really really proud themself and the way they said is a kind of bully and humilation to someone. SO BAD. i hate S. Korea.
AUS khmer-student.
If Korean think they are better than why do they come to our country and marry our women and spend lots of money for tourism and making business in Srok Khmer?
Fuck kim chi, hangook, arrirang, soul, kim yong ill, korean DMZ, hyundai, Kia, Samsung, Pong yang, Kim, suong,Park, Lee, Kim, Wong, Cheong,fuck all these korean shit mother fucker!!!!!!!!
Korean just not beat the cambodian or foreign spouse, they do among themselves also, between korean spouse. Their culture is very misogyn and looking down on women. That s why they can not find wife in their homeland...
I just want to tell all Cambodian women not to get married with all fucking shit foreigners!
Live and die in your own country is the very proud soul!
Help to tell all CAmbodian women about that!
Hean Padhi
To all Koreans and other foreigners!
Let me (the Khmer) instruct you guys that, before you get marry with any Khmer women, or any other women, you MUST ask yourself 1000 times that, are you grown up enough? are you capable to handle all matters you face? Are you able to control your rage? Are you against race? are you ready to accept other cultures and be a good father? Do you know how to cuddle and take good care of your wife and family? If you are all these, then go on. Women are not wild animal that you can always beat or look down on her. Most of them now are even your boss or president of the developed countries. They are far more capable than some motherfucker Korean men like you. Most of Taiwanese, Chinese and Korean males always consider women as their slaves! But you must think that your mothers are also women! if you beat or assault her, means you beat and assault your mothers too. Don't ever think that men are higher or better than women! YOU ARE WRONG! THAT IS A DIRTY IDEA AND BELIEF!
Cambodian man!
I live amongst Korean community in US. They are hard working but not a kind-heart people. They are egocentric people because of their status in economic world. In comparing to Chinese and Japanese, the Korean men are most vicious and womanizer. This is how Khmer live under impunity regime, and yet, they still voted for the cpp to lead them. Who to blame....?
“He beats me terribly when he drinks,”
Usually, when this type of beating started, it can only get worse in time. She should have quit and not waited until it got out of hand.
khmer women deserved this type of treatment. simply because they rather giving their pussy to other foreigner like this Korean asshole for example. So I don't feel mercy for her. can you just live in your own country? and marry your own people? eventually you'll find someone in your own country.
No surprise. Domestic violence is almost everywhere. Men get drunk and out of control in violence way. Then a fight takes place. One side will get hurt either severely or insignificantly. Most of the times, women are the victims as they are weaker opponents physically.
Wish everyone can hold on to their marriages to the end, but sometime it’s hard for marry couples due to many obstacles and disagreement through out the period.
Koreans are better educated and known to be richer people. But that doesn’t mean bad thing can’t happen or can prevent people from aggressive acts.
She will be decided and trialed according to her host country laws.
Good luck to women at every corner of the earth!
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