CEO Who Assaulted Employee for 12 Hours Causing Death Receives Heavy Sentence in Appeal Trial

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] The head of a private emergency transport team in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, who brutally assaulted and neglected an employee for over 12 hours, resulting in the employee's death, received a heavy sentence again in the appellate court.

The Criminal Division 1 of the Changwon Branch of the Busan High Court (Presiding Judges Min Jeong-seok, Ban Byeong-dong, and Lee Soo-yeon) announced on the 25th that A (58), who was tried on charges including murder, was sentenced to 18 years in prison, the same as the original trial, and ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device (electronic anklet) for 10 years.

As the head of the private emergency transport team, he assaulted and neglected the employee for over 12 hours from 1 p.m. on the 24th of last year, and even after realizing the employee was in critical condition, he took no action until the employee died.

In particular, during the assault, A was found to have ordered chicken to eat in front of the employee, claiming he was hungry, and then resumed the assault. The prosecution demanded a 30-year prison sentence for A.

The court stated, “The claims of the defendant and the prosecution appear to have been considered in determining the sentence in the original trial, and no special change in circumstances can be found,” adding, “The original sentencing was made within a reasonable range of discretion and cannot be considered excessively heavy or light.”

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