A woman in her 30s mistaken for a male acquaintance and hit with a bat sentenced to prison

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Juhee] A woman in her 30s was sentenced to prison for hitting a woman she was drinking with, mistaking her for a man while intoxicated.

On the 21st, the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 1 (Judge Park Heegeun) announced that A (39), who was indicted on charges of special assault, was sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year probation.

The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "Considering the risk that could have led to a serious fatal accident, the defendant's guilt is severe, and the extent of the victim's injuries is serious. However, taking into account that the defendant is remorseful, has no prior criminal record, and has been battling liver cancer since 2013, the sentence was determined."

A was indicted for grabbing and shaking the hair of B (58, female), a neighboring resident, and striking her head once with a wooden bat at a house in Namdong-gu, Incheon, around 7:05 p.m. on November 21 last year, causing injuries requiring two weeks of treatment, including a concussion.

It was investigated that A, while drinking with B that day, became heavily intoxicated, mistook B for a man, and assaulted her believing that B had molested her.

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