What are prosecutors seeking in the Namhae daughter murder case involving a YouTuber and singer?

Prosecutors have sought the death penalty. The Changwon District Court’s Jinju branch said the request was made Thursday after the woman was indicted on murder charges.

When is the sentencing hearing in the YouTuber daughter murder case scheduled?

The sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 8. The court said the prosecution made its sentencing request Thursday after indicting the mother on murder-related charges.

Death penalty sought for YouTuber over alleged murder of own daughter

Q: What did prosecutors say the mother did to her daughter in Namhae?

They said she beat her daughter with a wooden stick and poured boiling water over her head at the daughter’s residence in the southern county of Namhae last September. Prosecutors said the victim was then left to die in a car.

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Prosecutors have sought the death penalty for a YouTuber accused of fatally assaulting her teenage daughter in Namhae last September, the Changwon District Court’s Jinju branch said Friday. The woman in her 40s, who is also a singer, was indicted on murder charges after allegedly beating her daughter with a wooden stick and pouring boiling water over her head. The defense denied that she intended to kill her daughter. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 8.

Key Facts

The prosecution said the defendant fell under the illusion that her daughter had caused her social embarrassment.
Prosecutors stressed the need for permanent isolation from society because of the high risk of additional offenses, citing her past record of domestic violence.
The alleged assault took place at the daughter’s residence in the southern county of Namhae last September.
The defendant is in her 40s and is described in the report as both a YouTuber and a singer.

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Published Sep 11, 2026 11:17 am KST

JINJU — Prosecutors have sought the death penalty for a YouTuber accused of assaulting her teenage daughter resulting in death, a court said Friday.

The Changwon District Court's Jinju branch said prosecutors made the sentencing request Thursday after indicting the mother in her 40s, who is also a singer, on charges that include murder.

The woman allegedly beat her daughter with a wooden stick and poured boiling water over her head at the daughter's residence in the southern county of Namhae last September before leaving her to die in a car.

"The defendant fell under the illusion that her daughter had caused her social embarrassment," the prosecution was quoted as saying, emphasizing the need for permanent isolation from society due to the high risk of additional offenses judging from her past record of domestic violence.

The defense team strongly denied the murder charge, arguing that the defendant had no intention of killing her daughter.

The sentencing hearing is scheduled to take place on Oct. 8.

Death penalty sought for YouTuber over alleged murder of own daughter.

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