60s Resident Given Probation for Assaulting Security Guard with Hongdukkæ

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] A resident who called a security guard to his home and assaulted him with a rolling pin was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

On the 22nd, according to the legal community, Judge Choi Seon-jae of the Criminal Division 13 at the Seoul Northern District Court sentenced resident Kim (66), who was detained and prosecuted on charges including special assault, to one year in prison with a two-year suspension. Probation, 80 hours of community service, and 40 hours of alcohol treatment lectures were also ordered.

Kim is accused of calling a security guard working at an apartment complex in Nowon-gu, Seoul, to his home on February 20 and assaulting him with a rolling pin, then chasing the fleeing guard and hitting him with his fist. It was also revealed that he assaulted the foreheads or backs of the heads of two other security guards in August and December of last year.

The court stated the reason for the sentence, saying, "Although the nature of the crime is not light, the sentence is determined considering that some victims did not want punishment and a settlement was paid."

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