More elderly suffer abuse
By Lee Ji-yoonKorean Herald
For a 74-year-old blind woman surnamed Park, what makes her life miserable is not only her visual disability but her 48-year-old son, who is an alcoholic and often treats her badly.
The mental and physical abuse started six years ago when the son moved in to his mother's house for recuperation from heart disease.
"I didn't have any problems in living alone until my son came here," Park was quoted as saying by a local welfare facility. "He began drinking, and then he sometimes pushed me against the wall, beating and throwing things."
Another 70-year-old woman surnamed Kang also sought help from the protection agency, saying her daughter-in-law often yells at her and makes insulting remarks. Through further consultation, the daughter-in-law surnamed Jeong was found to sometimes pinch Kang's face as her mother-in-law had been mostly lying sick in bed since a car accident.
Even though Kang has six sons and one daughter, Jeong was the only one who has taken care of Kang.
As seen in the examples, in over 80 percent of cases this year, children abused their own parents. Sons of the victims made up more than half the offenders, followed by daughters at 10.9 percent, daughters-in-law at 9.7 percent, spouses at 9 percent and grandchildren at 2 percent.
Considering most victims hesitate to report their family members, the actual number of abuse could be larger.
Abridged
SOURCE: The Korean Herald
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