'Minor Assaulted with Baseball Bat' Rapper Iron Referred to Prosecution

Rapper Iron, who is accused of assaulting a colleague, is leaving the court after completing the 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 Lee Gwan-ju] The hip-hop singer Iron (28, real name Jeong Heon-cheol), who is accused of assaulting a minor with a baseball bat, has been handed over to the prosecution.

On the 18th, the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul announced that they had sent Iron to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment on charges of special assault.

Iron is accused of hitting A (18) dozens of times with a baseball bat at his home in Yongsan-gu on the 9th. It is reported that A lived with Iron and learned music from him.

The police arrested Iron in the act and applied for an arrest warrant, but the court dismissed the warrant, citing no risk of evidence tampering or flight.

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