Neighbors who assaulted each other over noise issues sentenced to prison terms side by side

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Neighbors who fought over noise issues and even resorted to fistfights were both sentenced to prison by the court.

On the 10th, Lee Young-hoon, Chief Judge of Criminal Division 8 at the Seoul Western District Court, announced that Han Mo (58), who was indicted on charges of special assault, was sentenced to 10 months in prison, and Byeon Mo (65), who was indicted on charges of assault, was sentenced to 6 months in prison with a 1 year and 6 months probation.

Han, who lived on the 2nd floor of a villa in Seoul, was brought to trial for swinging a fire extinguisher and injuring Byeon, who lived on the 5th floor of the same villa, during a fight in October last year. Byeon was also indicted for assault for hitting Han with his fist.

According to the court, on the day of the incident, while Byeon was talking with another resident in the hallway on the 3rd floor of the villa, the fight started when Han complained that "the conversation was too loud." In response to Han's complaint, Byeon threw a plastic bag containing soju bottles down the stairs to the 2nd floor where Han was. It was also investigated that the day after the incident, Byeon dropped soju bottles outside from the 5th floor of the villa, nearly hitting Han who was below.

The court pointed out regarding Han, "Despite striking the other party with a fire extinguisher which could have caused dangerous consequences, he has not shown remorse and has made no effort to compensate the victim."

Regarding Byeon, the court stated, "He has multiple prior records of being punished or booked for violent crimes," and "Although he was the first to use violence, he denies the crime claiming it was only a defensive act."

Furthermore, the court explained the sentencing reasons, "However, considering that Han suffered significant injuries such as a head wound due to Byeon's assault, and that the fight appears to have been a spontaneous incident while intoxicated, these were taken as mitigating circumstances."

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