"Retaliatory Assault" Until Skin Is Torn and Bruised... What Happened After Reporting School Violence

On the Night of the School Violence Report, the Reporter Was Identified and Assaulted Again
Even Threatening Phone Calls to the Parents of the Female High School Victim

A student who was assaulted in retaliation after reporting school violence in Jeju. / Photo by KBS Broadcasting Screen Capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] In Jeju, a female high school student who reported school violence was subjected to retaliatory assault, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

According to a KBS report on the 8th, Ms. A witnessed a male student being beaten by two youths near Jeju City Hall around 5 p.m. on the 31st of last month. Ms. A informed her homeroom teacher, and the police arrived at the scene.

Later, the offending youths discovered that Ms. A was the informant and assaulted her around midnight that same night in a secluded area.

As a result of the retaliatory assault, Ms. A’s left cheek was bruised dark blue, her right cheek had peeled skin and was swollen red, and bruises appeared on various parts of her body including her legs and arms.

Investigations revealed that about six people, including two offending students, students from the same school as Ms. A, and students from other schools, were present at the scene. Besides the offenders, other students also abetted the assault.

Ms. A’s parents stated that after the assault, their daughter even received threatening phone calls from the offending students.

Ms. A’s parents expressed their frustration, saying, "They threatened us, saying only they would be prosecuted and not to touch the friends who helped them... We couldn’t sleep after receiving those calls. Thinking that our child was dragged around and beaten until dawn by such kids is heartbreaking."

The Jeju Eastern Police Station announced on the 8th that two offending students have been booked on charges of special assault, and they plan to continue investigating the other students as well.

The school has separated the students from the same school who were present at the scene by having them attend online classes, and plans to request a School Violence Countermeasures Committee from the education office once the investigation is complete.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.