Norcross, Georgia (The Weekly Vice) -- Na Yong Pak, a 31- year-old Georgia woman was arrested Tuesday on aggravated assault charges after she allegedly set her mother on fire. Those charges were upgraded to murder after her mother died from her injuries Wednesday morning.
The mother, 57-year-old Myong Hui Pak, died at about 1:30 Wednesday morning at Grady Memorial Hospital, according to Norcross Police.
According to investigators, Pak threw gasoline on her mother, lit her on fire and then watched her burn following a dispute inside their Langston Road townhouse.
Myong reportedly stumbled out into the front yard of the residence and tried to douse the flames with a garden hose before eventually collapsing in the front yard. The front lawn remains charred from where Myong collapsed.
Fire crews arrived shortly after 3 p.m. and found the victim in the front yard. She was rushed to the Grady Memorial Hospital burn unit, where she died about 10 hours later.
Family members say Na Yong Pak had recently been released from Georgia Regional Hospital where she was being treated for mental illness.
Gold Pak, the father of the victim, said he and his son pleaded with hospital staff to not release Na Yong, but they did anyway. Na Yong refused to sign the discharge papers and told hospital staff that she would not take the medication she was provided, according to the family.
Several state run hospitals in Georgia, including Georgia Regional, have recently become targets of a federal investigation as being critically deficient in their care. Georgia Regional was specifically cited as having poor planning for patient care after hospital discharge, according to reports.
Na Yong Pak made a first appearance in court Wednesday afternoon on charges of murder and aggravated assault. She is being held without bond.
The Weekly Vice Opinion:
Serious problems exist in Georgia's state-run mental health care system. This is not an isolated incident by a long shot. For those who wish to research the issues surrounding Georgia's mental hospitals more thoroughly, I highly recommend reading AJC's report on the situation.
Danny Vice
The Weekly Vice
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They need to disect this ... brain...Who would ...with a right mind ...do their Mother like this? This bitch is sick ...send her back to Asia and let them give her the justice that she deserves...A bullet between the eyes...22? Pilot Mountain... I am a emergency room nurse in Winston Salem, N.C. and I am getting ready to take the 45 minute drive from 52 south to work...but like I said people ...PLEASE pay attention to your kids ? They only want your love ...Daisydoodle
it takes a paticularly cruel individual to set their own mother on fire alive and watch her burn. teh hospital where this nutcase was released from is definately partially responsible and should be charged with negligence at the very lease.. as for the psycho b**** who killed her mother, i say- fight fire with fire, burn the crazy b***... thx
it takes a paticularly cruel individual to set their own mother on fire alive and watch her burn. teh hospital where this nutcase was released from is definately partially responsible and should be charged with negligence at the very lease.. as for the psycho b**** who killed her mother, i say- fight fire with fire, burn the crazy b***... thx
I agree. The hospital is absolutely bears some responsibility. They were charged with her car. She was only there for a week. What good could possibly be accomplished in one week?
If she told them she refused to sign the release or take her meds, they should have refused to release her.
I hope this family sues. No one ever learns until heads start rolling.
It takes a serious degree of mental illness to light your own family member on fire and then watch them burn. I'm not sure mental illness alone can be to blame here.
That look in her eyes is one of anger and hate.
i really feel sorry for this family
ya know, some families who plea with mental health officials not to release a family member....would not allow said relative back into home when released. thus, a large number of young homeless people with mental illnesses.....
so, the family is "bad" right?
read this see what happens when a person doesn't get the help they need.....
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/feb/09/double-slaying-n-palm-beach-county-began-port-st-l/
maybe she was being treated with antidepressant or other crazy combo of pych drugs. its possible she was having withdrawl symptoms. I only know this is possible because I took antidepresant for chronic fatigue syndrome and it numbs your senses while it makes you dangerously aggressive. espcially if your liver has hard time metabolizing it. withdrawl symptoms are even worse.
Na Yong went to our church for a while. You could tell something was wrong with her. She had so much hate in her heart. This should have never happened.
I knew Na Yong personally. Although, I have not seen her in years and have lost touch with her...this is tragic. She was not someone who I ever thought would do something like this. We never really know what kind of demons a person is fighting. This is devastating news.
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