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S. Korean Man Kills Boy to Hide Drunk Driving: Cops

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 16, 2009 1:12 PM CDT
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(AP) – A South Korean man allegedly shot and killed a 10-year-old boy after hitting him with his car, apparently to hide the fact that he was driving drunk, police said today. The man, whose family name is Lee, struck the boy June 4 in Gwangju and took him to a hospital, said the officer who handled the case. The hospital told him to take the boy to a larger medical facility, but instead he drove the boy to a reservoir and allegedly shot him with an air rifle.

Lee at first told police the boy was unconscious after the accident and that he abandoned the body near the reservoir, but he later confessed to the shooting after being confronted with the autopsy report, said the officer. He quoted Lee as telling investigators he killed the boy "out of fear of getting caught for causing an accident while driving under the influence."

Rather than cop to having hurt a boy while driving drunk, a Korean man shot the child dead, police say.
Rather than cop to having hurt a boy while driving drunk, a Korean man shot the child dead, police say.   (Shutterstock)
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aitherios
Jun 17, 2009 10:16 AM CDT
Oh yes, don't get caught for drunk driving. That's bad. Murder's okay, though, right?
Netstorm2k10
Jun 17, 2009 1:17 AM CDT
This is why there's a death penalty.
riffran
Jun 16, 2009 10:41 AM CDT
Good thing we have the emptala laws here that makes it illegal to turn away patients. If not able to get appropriate medical care at the present facility they provide as much stabilizing treatment as needed and able to do , while facilitating transfer to the nearest appropriate facility that can provide the needed services. And it's backed by state and federal clout.

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