A Korean farmer committed suicide after beating his Filipina wife and three children. I thought it’s an old story but it isn’t. About three or four years ago, a man seriously injured his Filipina wife and his kids too because of jealousy and killed himself after. He thought his wife was having an affair with a Filipino man.
The news report below connected the suicide to the man’s threatened livelihood. He was a cattle farmer and US beef import is a big issue in Korea now. I thought the man is a coward and irresponsible. If he himself is worried of his livelihood, how could he then beat his family and leave them by themselves!
Second cattle farmer commits suicide, injures family
The 41-year-old farmer, who is only identified by his surname Lee and lives in the town of Wolbong-ri, Nasan-myeon, Hampyeong County, was found dead in his home after drinking herbicide at approximately 4:40 a.m. on May 5. Immediately before his suicide, Lee allegedly attempted to kill his 36-year-old wife, who is from the Philippines, and his three children by beating them with a farm-machine implement. The four members of his family were sleeping at the time.
