'30s Man Arrested and Indicted for Assault and Injury Resulting in Death of Girlfriend'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] A man in his 30s accused of assaulting his girlfriend to death has been arrested and indicted.

The Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Sang-hyun) announced on the 6th that a man in his 30s, Mr. A, who is accused of causing the death of his girlfriend by assault (injury resulting in death), has been arrested and indicted.

Mr. A is accused of assaulting his girlfriend, Ms. B, during an argument at an officetel in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on July 25. Immediately after the incident, Mr. A made a false report to 119, claiming that "Ms. B drank a lot and got injured by falling." Ms. B eventually died in mid-August after receiving treatment. The victim's side claimed that Mr. A assaulted her in anger, asking why she had revealed their romantic relationship to others.

The police applied assault charges against Mr. A at the end of July and requested an arrest warrant, but the court dismissed the warrant citing reasons such as "no risk of flight." Subsequently, the police applied charges of injury resulting in death instead of simple assault and requested an arrest warrant again, which the court issued on the 15th of last month.

The police transferred the case to the prosecution on the 17th of last month, two days after Mr. A's arrest.

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