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Criminal Act — Article 259 (Death Resulting from Bodily Injury)

형법 제259조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2023-08-08. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) A person who inflicts bodily injury upon another, thereby causing his or her death, shall be punished by limited imprisonment with labor for at least three years. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

(2) When the crime of the preceding paragraph is committed on a lineal ascendant of the offender or of his or her spouse, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for an indefinite term or for at least five years.

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