Senior Archer's Arrow Injures Back... "Make Sure He Never Holds a Bow Again," Elder Brother's Plea

"Attempted Murderer Who Shot Brother with Bow Has No Right to Hold a Bow"
"Was Willing to Settle if Apologized, but Opponent Was Unreasonable"

Recent wounds on the clothes (left) and back of a junior player who was hit by a practice arrow shot by the captain of the archery team at a middle school in Yecheon, Gyeongbuk. / Photo by KBS

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] An incident occurred at a middle school archery club in Yecheon, Gyeongbuk, where a senior shot an arrow at a junior, causing injury. The victim's family has come forward urging, "We want a definite punishment for the perpetrator."

A, who identified himself as the older brother of the so-called 'Yecheon Archery Club School Violence Incident' victim, posted on the official bulletin board of the Korea Archery Association on the 20th, saying, "Please make sure the perpetrator student never holds a bow again."

He emphasized, "I believe that such a school violence perpetrator, or rather an attempted murderer who shot my younger brother with a bow, has no right to hold a bow again."

According to A's claim, the victim had previously experienced school violence. A explained, "My younger brother was a child who liked archery and had been practicing since early elementary school," adding, "However, when he advanced to 4th and 5th grade, he felt something strange from seniors around him. Even before this incident happened, he experienced another case of school violence."

He continued, "Recently, when this incident came to light, I happened to see my brother's back and noticed a large wound," adding, "When I asked about the wound on his back, he looked cautious and said it was nothing. Then, about one to two weeks later, he told me that a senior in the archery club had shot an arrow at him."

The family of the victim student urged on the official website of the Korea Archery Association, "Please make sure the perpetrator can never hold a bow again." / Photo by Internet Homepage Capture

He further stated, "At first, my parents were willing to settle if there was an apology, but the other party's parents reacted arrogantly, which made my parents very angry and led them to report the matter to the media," and claimed, "I heard that the perpetrator's side requested a settlement on the grounds that if the issue escalated, the archery club would be disbanded."

According to the Gyeongbuk Office of Education and others, the incident occurred on the 4th at a middle school in Yecheon. The captain of the middle school archery club, a 3rd-year student, aimed a practice arrow at a 1st-year student from about 3 meters away. The fired arrow pierced the victim's training uniform, grazed his back causing a wound, and then fell to the ground.

The school reported the incident to the education office the next day (the 5th). The education office held a School Violence Deliberation Committee (Hakpokwi) and concluded it was school violence. They plan to decide the punishment level for the perpetrator student at the Hakpokwi meeting on the 27th.

In this regard, a petition titled "The incident where a middle school archery club senior shot a junior with a bow, school violence can no longer be overlooked" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board, urging strong legal action against the school violence perpetrator. As of the morning of the 22nd, this petition had received over 11,000 signatures.

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