40s Man Arrested for 'Assault' After Visiting Victim Just 2 Months into Probation

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A man in his 40s who was sentenced to a suspended prison term for assault was arrested for committing the same act against the same victim just two months later.

According to the police on the 4th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul arrested Mr. A on charges of trespassing and assault after he pretended to be a chicken delivery worker, visited the victim's house, and assaulted them.

Mr. A is accused of loitering in front of a multi-family house in Songpa-gu, where the victim resides, on the 30th of last month. He received chicken from an actual delivery worker and then entered the victim's house. On the following day, the 31st, he approached the victim who was returning home and assaulted them while saying, "Why don't you answer the phone?" He was caught in the act by the police.

Mr. A had previously been tried for trespassing and assault against the same victim and was sentenced in May to five years in prison with a two-year suspended sentence. If the court recognizes that Mr. A committed the same type of crime during the suspension period, the existing suspended sentence will be revoked.

The police plan to transfer Mr. A to the prosecution soon.

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