A man in his 50s sentenced to prison for assaulting a neighbor in an elevator, leaving them unconscious...

Assault by Acquaintance Until Intervention... Victim Sustains Severe Injuries, Unable to Breathe Independently for Several Days

A man in his 50s who beat a neighbor he met for the first time until the neighbor fell into an unconscious state was sentenced to prison on the 1st.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] A man in his 50s who allegedly attempted to kill a neighbor after a minor verbal altercation inside an elevator of a villa in Incheon has been sentenced to prison.

The Criminal Division 12 of the Incheon District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Sang-woo) announced on the 1st that A (56), who was indicted on charges of attempted murder, was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison. The court also ordered A to have no contact whatsoever with the victim during the 3 years of probation.

The court stated, "Although the defendant did not assault the victim using a weapon or dangerous object, the act of the physically strong defendant punching the victim’s head and torso, which are vital parts of the body, and kicking them posed a serious threat to life."

Furthermore, the court explained the sentencing rationale, saying, "Considering the number of assaults, the method, and the injured areas, the crime was very brutal. The victim’s life could have been at serious risk, so a severe punishment corresponding to the defendant’s guilt is necessary."

In court, A claimed, "I had no intention to kill B."

On the evening of May 5th at 7:53 PM, while returning home intoxicated, A encountered B inside an elevator stopped on the first floor of a villa in Michuhol-gu, Incheon. A asked, "Where are you going?" which led to a quarrel, after which A repeatedly punched B’s face and stomped on B’s head with his foot.

Investigations revealed that after assaulting B, A entered his home when the elevator reached the 4th floor but then came back out and assaulted B again, who was lying down bleeding heavily. A dragged the fallen B to the villa’s back gate parking lot and continued the assault. The violence only stopped after an acquaintance, who had received a message from A saying, "I might kill someone," came to the villa and intervened.

As a result, B suffered fractures to the spine and leg bones and sustained severe injuries that rendered him unconscious and unable to breathe independently for several days immediately following the incident.

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