14 Female Middle School Students Assaulted by 14 Classmates... Victim's Parents Submit Petition to Cheong

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-eun] The police have announced that they are investigating a report that a female middle school student in Sejong City was collectively assaulted by 14 classmates, including being slapped and threatened with a lighter. The victim's parents posted on the Blue House National Petition Board, stating, "Because the perpetrators are juvenile offenders and may receive only minor punishment, I am posting this out of frustration before the trial results are announced."

On the 7th, a petition titled "Female Middle School 1st Grade Classmate Group Assault Incident" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board, receiving over 14,000 signatures as of 11 a.m. on the 9th.

The victim's parents, who posted the petition, claimed, "Five main perpetrators took turns hitting the victim's face without any reason, repeatedly kicking her shins and knocking her to the ground countless times. They forced her to take off her jumper in the cold weather and beat her. When moving the assault location, they repeatedly made her put on and take off the jumper and beat her."

They continued, "During the assault, the perpetrators pulled the victim's hair, saying 'I will pull out all your hair,' spat on her upper body, threatened her with a lit lighter, and, seeing her swollen face, made her rub ice cream on it. Among the group of 14, three filmed the assault on their smartphones, and the perpetrators laughed and enjoyed it."

According to the petition, the perpetrators assaulted the victim because they believed she had spoken ill of them. The victim is currently diagnosed with a two-week recovery period and is receiving psychiatric treatment.

The police, who responded to a report from a passerby who witnessed the assault, are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident. After completing the investigation of the victim, the police plan to verify the facts with the perpetrators.

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