Random Assault in Gangnam, Seoul Again... 20s Man 'Arrested' for Punching 4 Men and Women

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A man in his 20s who assaulted strangers without reason in the middle of the night in Gangnam, Seoul, has been sent to prosecution in custody.

The Gangnam Police Station in Seoul announced on the 26th that A (28), who is accused of assault and injury, was sent to the prosecution in custody with a prosecution opinion.

A is accused of being intoxicated and punching a woman in her 30s around 11 p.m. on the 20th of this month in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, and assaulting a man in his 40s who was parking in a nearby parking lot, among other acts of violence against two women and one man. A was arrested on the spot by the police and stated that he did not remember the incident due to intoxication. According to the police investigation, A also assaulted an additional man besides the three victims. All of them were strangers to A.

The police applied for an arrest warrant for A, and he was detained on the 22nd of the same month. A police official said, "We conducted a strict investigation, judging that the case was serious as he assaulted multiple unspecified people."

Meanwhile, on the same day, a man in his 30s who assaulted seven women who were strangers to each other in the Gangnam area without reason was also sent to prosecution in custody with a prosecution opinion.

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