Court Sentences 60-Year-Old Woman to 500,000 Won Fine for Insulting Security Guard

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] While the police investigation is ongoing regarding a resident who drove a security guard to death through assault and verbal abuse in an apartment in Seoul, a court has ruled guilty of insult against a resident who verbally abused the security guard.

On the 18th, according to the court, Judge Lee Seong-jin of Criminal Division 10 at the Busan District Court sentenced A (66, female), who was charged with insult, to a fine of 500,000 won.

Judge Lee explained the sentencing reason, stating, "The defendant denied the crime until the final trial, causing the victim to testify in court, showing a bad nature of the crime, and considering the defendant’s prior record of similar offenses."

A, who lives in a villa in Busan, was known to have had ongoing conflicts with the wife of B, a security guard working in the same villa.

In mid-October 2018, around 8:15 p.m., A approached the victim, who was on security duty in front of the villa management office, pointed a finger, and said loudly, "Are you keeping your wife in line?" and "Try putting me away, you XX, what kind of security are you?" She was charged with insult for this verbal abuse.

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