'20s Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Indiscriminate Assault on 70s Elderly'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] The prosecution has requested a 7-year prison sentence for a man in his 20s who was arrested and indicted for indiscriminately assaulting a man in his 70s at the entrance of an apartment.

On the 20th, at the sentencing hearing of Kim (27) held at the Seoul Western District Court Criminal Division 12 (Presiding Judge Andongbeom), the prosecution asked the court to sentence him to 7 years in prison, stating, "The defendant harbored resentment over noise between floors and, because the victim looked at him, decided to kill him and indiscriminately beat him with fists and feet."

The prosecution added, "The act of indiscriminately beating the victim to the point that he cannot return to his previous life requires severe punishment."

Kim was tried on charges of violently beating the victim, a resident of the same building, with fists and feet in front of the elevator on the first floor entrance of an apartment in Mapo-gu around 3 p.m. on April 22 this year. Despite other residents who witnessed the assault trying to intervene, he did not stop, and the victim is receiving treatment for fractures to the face and arms.

Kim stated, "I did not intend to kill." It is reported that no settlement has been reached with the victim's side.

The police initially arrested Kim at the scene and booked him on charges of injury, then applied for an arrest warrant on charges of serious injury. However, based on the extent of the victim's injuries and witness statements, the charges were upgraded to attempted murder, and he was sent to detention.

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