Imprisonment for a Man in His 40s for Detaining and Assaulting Girlfriend Over Helping Another Man

A man in his 40s who confined and assaulted his girlfriend was sentenced to four months in prison. The photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article. Photo by Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] A man in his 40s was sentenced to prison for confining and assaulting his girlfriend, claiming he was helping another man.

On the 8th, the Cheongju District Court Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Nam Seongwoo) announced that Mr. A (42), who was indicted on charges of injury and confinement, was sentenced to 4 months in prison.

The court stated the reason for sentencing, saying, "Even after receiving non-prosecution and suspension of indictment, he did not repent and committed the crime in this case," and "the sentence was determined considering the motive of the crime."

Mr. A was brought to trial on charges of repeatedly hitting the face and body of his girlfriend Ms. B (38) and preventing her from leaving the house for 30 to 40 minutes at his home in Deoksan-eup, Jincheon-gun, Chungbuk, last December.

It is known that he became angry after seeing his girlfriend, who was drinking with company colleagues at his home, wipe the wounds of a colleague who was bleeding after falling while intoxicated.

After the drinking session ended, Mr. A saw Ms. B talking on the phone with her younger sibling and mistakenly thought she was talking to another man, leading him to violently assault her.

Previously, Mr. A was also booked on charges of assaulting Ms. B in June and July of last year. However, he was not prosecuted following Ms. B's wish not to press charges. Regarding the charge of damaging Ms. B's property at that time, he received a suspension of indictment.

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