"Whose Side Are You On?"... 50s Man Given Probation for Throwing Chicken Feet Hot Plate and Assaulting Acquaintance with Soju Bottle

Court: "Considering the deposit of 5 million won in the victim's name and other factors"

A man in his 50s who assaulted an acquaintance for defending someone he did not get along with at a drinking party was sentenced to a suspended prison term.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] A man in his 50s who assaulted an acquaintance by throwing a stone plate containing chicken feet, claiming he was defending someone he was not on good terms with at a drinking party, was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

The Incheon District Court Criminal Division 6 (Presiding Judge Nam Seung-min) announced on the 16th that Mr. A (54), who was indicted on charges of special injury, was sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year suspension. Additionally, Mr. A was ordered to perform 80 hours of community service.

The court stated, "The extent of the injuries sustained by the victim, Mr. B, due to Mr. A's crime is not minor," and added, "Considering the shape and size of the stone plate used in the crime, the risk of the act was very high, and Mr. A has not yet been forgiven by Mr. B."

However, the court explained the sentencing reasoning by saying, "Taking into account that 5 million won was deposited on behalf of Mr. B and that Mr. A has no other criminal record besides a fine."

Earlier, on March 14th at around 8 p.m., Mr. A was brought to trial on charges of throwing a stone plate containing chicken feet at the left shoulder area of his acquaintance Mr. B (58) and assaulting his head with a soju bottle at a pub on the second floor of a building in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon.

According to the investigation, Mr. A committed the crime because Mr. B defended a person with whom Mr. A was not on good terms while they were drinking and talking with acquaintances. As a result of the assault that day, Mr. B suffered injuries including a fractured left clavicle.

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