Five Foreigners Wanted for Retaliatory Assault Harboring Grudge Over Past Incident Punishment

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Foreign nationals who blocked a vehicle driving on a road in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province, and violently assaulted the driver and passengers have been apprehended by the police.

On the 14th, the Violent Crimes Division of the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency announced that they had arrested six foreigners, including A (45), a citizen of Uzbekistan, on charges including special assault, and applied for arrest warrants for five of them.

On the 8th at around 4:50 PM, A and others blocked a passenger car driven by foreign nationals B (39) and C (40) on a side road in Namyang-ri, Namyang-myeon, Hwaseong-si, and damaged the vehicle with blunt objects. They then dragged B and others out of the car and assaulted their heads and abdomens dozens of times with blunt objects and kicks before fleeing. The assault was fully recorded on the dashcam of the car behind.

B and others sustained bruises all over their bodies and received hospital treatment; their lives are not in danger. B and C are both day laborers and have been confirmed to be Russian and Ukrainian nationals, respectively.

Upon receiving a report from a witness at the scene, the police immediately launched an investigation and arrested A and others on the 12th, just four days later, at their residences and motels in Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi Province, and Incheon City.

A and B were acquaintances, and during the police investigation, A stated, "I held a grudge because I was previously punished for assaulting B, so I retaliated with acquaintances."

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