"Former Blue House Correspondent Who Caused Blindness to Acquaintance in Fight Receives Reduced Sentence in Appeal Trial"

Daegu High Court.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A former Blue House correspondent of a media company, who was prosecuted for blinding a friend after drinking together and saying "Let's fight," had his sentence reduced in the appellate court.

The Daegu High Court 2nd Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Yang Young-hee) announced on the 29th that it overturned the original ruling and sentenced Mr. A, a man in his 50s and former Blue House correspondent of a local media company, to 1 year in prison with 2 years of probation in the appeal trial for charges of assault causing serious injury (blinding one eye) against his friend.

Mr. A was charged with assaulting Mr. B’s face at the entrance of a pub in Daegu operated by Mr. B’s wife in May of last year, resulting in the loss of sight in Mr. B’s right eye after a dispute.

The Daegu District Court sentenced Mr. A to 1 year and 2 months in prison in May but did not detain him in court. Both the prosecution and the defendant appealed the decision.

The court stated, “Considering the nature of the crime and the extent of the damage, the responsibility is not light. However, since the defendant committed the crime impulsively during an argument with the victim while intoxicated, and considering that the defendant made a deposit in the original trial and reached a settlement and received forgiveness from the victim in the second trial, the original sentence appears to be heavy.”

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