Firefighter Injured While Restraining Drunken Man Throwing Punches, Fined 2 Million Won

Court: "Defendant Treated Victim as a Criminal"

A firefighter who was injured while trying to subdue a drunk person swinging a fist on the 4th was fined 2 million won.
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A firefighter who injured an intoxicated person swinging a fist while trying to restrain him was sentenced to a fine of 2 million won.

On the 4th, according to the Gwangju High Court, the Jeonju Court First Criminal Division (Chief Judge Kim Sung-joo) dismissed the appeals of both the prosecutor and the defendant in the appeal trial of firefighter A (34), who was charged with injury, and upheld the original sentence of a 2 million won fine.

The court stated, "It is acknowledged that the victim was intoxicated and swore and swung a fist first, but treating the victim as a criminal was a clear mistake," and added, "Since the defendant admitted the mistake during the appeal, the same sentence as the original judgment is imposed."

On September 19, 2018, at around 7:40 p.m., near an elementary school in Sang-dong, Jeongeup City, A restrained B (born in 1968, deceased), who was intoxicated, swearing, and attempting to use violence, causing injuries including an ankle fracture requiring six weeks of treatment.

A responded in this way after receiving a report from B, who complained of heart pain, and when B swung a fist.

B passed away in October last year due to diabetic complications, unrelated to this incident.

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