"Hair Pulled and Assaulted in Alley" Random Attack in Chuncheon... Police Investigation Underway

[Asia Economy Reporter Hana Na] The police have launched an investigation after receiving a report that a man was subjected to a random assault while heading home near a university area in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.

According to the police on the 7th, the assault occurred around 3:20 a.m. on the 6th in front of a convenience store sidewalk near Gangwon National University Hospital in Hyoja-dong, Chuncheon.

The victim, A (21), claimed that an assailant grabbed him by the hair, dragged him into a nearby alley, knocked him down, and violently beat his face and other areas with fists and feet.

At the time, A was trampled on his legs, arms, and face and brutally beaten, but he barely regained consciousness and escaped toward a main road.

A’s side stated, "The perpetrator was approximately 175?180 cm tall and was not wearing a mask."

A’s side added, "He was severely beaten to the extent that if he had lost consciousness, he might have died. It was a random assault targeting an unspecified person."

The police are tracking the suspect by securing and analyzing CCTV and black box footage near the crime scene.

A police official said, "We plan to apprehend the suspect and investigate the details of the crime."

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