40s on Probation for Damaging Girlfriend's Car with Pickaxe After Refusing "Let's Drink and Go" Request

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jucheol In] A man in his 40s who damaged his girlfriend's car twice out of anger was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

The Ulsan District Court Criminal Division 12 (Chief Judge Hwang Unseo) announced on the 1st that Mr. A, who was tried on charges of property damage causing injury and threats, was sentenced to 10 months in prison with a 2-year suspension and ordered to undergo probation.

In 2019, on a road in Yangsan, Gyeongnam, Mr. A, while riding in his girlfriend Ms. B's car, struck the passenger door with a nearby stone because she refused his request to "go to a convenience store to drink alcohol."

In June of this year, when Ms. B rejected his demand to "pick me up because I drank," Mr. A threw a fire extinguisher at her car and smashed the front windshield with a pickaxe, causing property damage worth approximately 6 million won.

The court explained the sentencing reason, saying, "The crime is serious as the car carrying the lover was damaged simply because of anger. However, considering that the victim wishes for leniency, the judgment was made accordingly."

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