Man Burns Children to Death

Koreans really love their kids which explains the tendency to spoil and go to great lengths to educate children in Korea, however something went terribly wrong with this man from LA’s Koreatown:

Authorities said that Yun told his wife on Sunday that he was taking Ashley, 11, and Alexander, 10, to a movie and would return a few hours later. Around 4:40 p.m., he drove his Toyota Sequoia into a deserted alley near his former business, they said.

Los Angeles Police Department detectives believe he splashed fuel around the interior of the vehicle.

Witnesses told police they saw him arguing with Ashley outside the car before forcing her into the back seat. They said they watched in horror as Yun climbed into the front passenger seat and the SUV erupted into flames.

Seconds later, he rolled out onto the ground, his legs engulfed in flames. Firefighters arriving at the scene found that the vehicle had burned to its frame and the children had died. Yun was under guard and listed in critical condition at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center with burns to his hands, face and legs. He is expected to survive, police said.

“We see horrific crimes, but this is a particularly sad one and very hard to understand,” said Lt. Don Hartwell.

Mr. Yun was once a successful garment manufacturer in Koreatown and reportedly began having marriage difficulties including beating his wife in 2004 due to his business suddenly failing due to the IRS forcing him to pay $100,000 in back taxes. His wife filed for divorce last week and apparently this guy just snapped and burned his children to death in the car. This guy will probably try and use the insanity defense but how a parent could burn their children to death is beyond me. If you want to go burn yourself so be it, but leave the kids out of it.

(Hat Tip: June Cho)