"Former Baseball Player Assaulted, Husband Diagnosed with IQ 55 Intellectual Disability"... 100,000 Signatures on Blue House Petition Spark Outrage

Assault Followed by Surgery... Diagnosed with IQ 55
Perpetrator Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison Last August
Netizens Say "This Is Murder," "Wrong Judgment" Outrage

A petition on the Blue House National Petition Board, asking to clear the injustice after a husband was diagnosed with an intellectual disability due to assault by a former baseball player 18 days ago, is drawing attention. Photo by Blue House National Petition Board screenshot.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A petition on the Blue House National Petition Board is drawing attention, asking to clear the injustice after a husband was diagnosed with an intellectual disability due to assault by a former baseball player.

The post, titled "Please clear the injustice of my husband who became an ordinary person with an IQ of 55 and an intellectual disability (severe disability) in an instant!" was uploaded on the Blue House National Petition Board on the 5th and has gained 103,523 supporters as of 4:12 PM on the 18th, about two weeks later.

The petitioner, who introduced themselves as an ordinary family of four with two children, wrote that their husband lost his health and job overnight due to an assault incident that occurred in March 2018.

On the 18th, a Blue House petition demanding justice after a husband was diagnosed with an intellectual disability due to assault by a former baseball player has gained attention. The petitioner released the CCTV footage from the time through BobaeDream and other platforms. Photo by Online Community Capture.

From a minor quarrel to assault... Police who arrived after the report sent away

According to the petitioner, at a dinner gathering with four acquaintances including former baseball player Mr. A and her husband, a minor dispute broke out between her husband and Mr. A, which eventually led to Mr. A assaulting her husband.

The petitioner said, "Mr. A was a former catcher, a large and strong man, and with just one punch to the face, my husband collapsed onto the cement floor, hitting his head and immediately losing consciousness."

According to the CCTV footage released by the petitioner through BobaeDream and other platforms, a man on the street strongly strikes the face of another man standing opposite him with his hand. The man who was hit in the face falls to the ground.

A petition on the Blue House National Petition Board is gaining attention, claiming that the husband was diagnosed with an intellectual disability after being assaulted by a former baseball player 18 days ago and asking for the injustice to be resolved. Photo by Blue House National Petition Board screenshot.

The petitioner stated, "(Afterwards) Mr. A and his friend lifted my husband into Mr. A’s Carnival vehicle, and a restaurant owner who witnessed the situation reported it to the police."

She added, "When the police arrived, Mr. A said there was a minor argument and that my husband had fallen asleep drunk, so they sent the police away."

Unaware of this, the petitioner thought her husband had fallen asleep drunk and went to find him.

Mr. A told the petitioner, "Your husband fell asleep in my car because he was drunk, so I will take him home," and they moved together to the parking lot in front of the house.

During the approximately five-minute trip from the accident site to the house, the petitioner noticed her husband showing strange signs such as crying and having a nosebleed.

The petitioner said, "Even after waking him, he could not get up and was vomiting, so I thought something was wrong. About an hour after the accident, I, not the perpetrator, called 119 (emergency services) myself."

On the 18th, a petition on the Blue House National Petition Board asking to clear the injustice after the husband was diagnosed with an intellectual disability due to assault by a former baseball player has attracted attention. Photo by Blue House National Petition Board screenshot.

Husband had nosebleed and vomiting after assault... diagnosed with subdural hematoma

Fortunately survived but after surgery, IQ dropped to 55 and personality changed

The petitioner said her husband was immediately transported to the hospital after paramedics arrived and was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma.

She added, "Fortunately, my husband survived thanks to prompt surgery, but he had to undergo a craniectomy and skull-less suturing surgery, and months later, he had surgery to implant artificial bone."

However, "Due to the surgery, he now suffers from tinnitus in one ear, and although artificial bone was implanted, the shape of his head does not fit well. He also experiences memory loss, slurred speech, a nervous personality, and has an IQ around 55, which caused him to lose his job," she revealed.

The petitioner lamented, "He was diagnosed with an intellectual disability and received a grade indicating a severe disability. Now he cannot work, and our family, who once lived a normal happy life, is on the brink of collapse."

Husband diagnosed with intellectual disability due to assault... perpetrator sentenced to 1 year in prison

According to the petitioner, Mr. A was sentenced to one year in prison in August and is currently serving his sentence.

The petitioner appealed, "We have not received a sincere apology or even medical expenses from the perpetrator. He immediately hired a lawyer after the incident and tried to reduce his sentence by depositing and withdrawing bail money from the court, showing no remorse."

She continued, "The second trial will be held soon. I hope the perpetrator is severely punished, but I worry the judge will only consider the bail money and a letter of remorse."

Finally, she said, "I am afraid that if the perpetrator, who lives in the same neighborhood, is released after one year, he might retaliate against our family. Our home address is exposed, and although we want to move somewhere the perpetrator does not know, we are struggling financially and cannot afford to move."

After the post and CCTV footage were made public, comments demanding severe punishment for the perpetrator have been pouring in mainly on online communities.

Netizens who read the post expressed outrage with comments such as "This is really infuriating," "This is murder. Why are the judges like this?" and "From the victim’s perspective, even 10 years in prison is too little, but one year is really too little."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.