'Baseball Bat Assault' Rapper Iron Appears for Detention Hearing

Rapper Iron, who is accused of assaulting a colleague, is attending a pre-arrest detention hearing at the Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 11th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The decision on whether to detain rapper Iron (real name Jeong Heon-cheol, 28), who is accused of assaulting a teenager with a baseball bat while living together and learning music at his home, will be made on the 11th.

The Seoul Western District Court will conduct a detention hearing (warrant substantive examination) for Jeong, who is charged with special injury, starting at 10:30 a.m. under the supervision of Judge Kwon Kyung-sun, who is in charge of warrants.

Upon arriving at the court that day, Jeong did not respond to reporters' questions such as "Why did you hit him?" and "Are you willing to apologize?" and headed straight to the courtroom.

Jeong is accused of repeatedly striking male victim A (18) dozens of times with a baseball bat at his home in Yongsan-gu on the afternoon of the 9th (special injury). It is reported that the police were dispatched to the scene following a report from the victim's family. The victim is known to have lived with Jeong and learned music together.

Jeong is a hip-hop artist who was the runner-up on Mnet's "Show Me the Money Season 3." In 2017, he was prosecuted for assault and other charges after hitting his girlfriend B in the face with his fist during sexual intercourse because she did not comply with his demands. In November 2018, the appellate court confirmed his sentence of 8 months imprisonment with a 2-year probation and 80 hours of community service.

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