Cambodian Involved in Mass Brawl in Downtown Receives Reduced Sentence on Appeal

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A Cambodian man in his 20s who engaged in a group brawl in the city center received a reduced sentence on appeal.

The Changwon District Court Criminal Division 5 (Chief Judge Kim Byung-ryong) overturned the original sentence that sentenced A (29) to 10 months in prison for charges including special injury and special assault, and on the 24th announced that it sentenced him to 10 months in prison with a 2-year probation.

A and four others engaged in a group brawl, wielding weapons, while fighting with B and three others in front of a club in Gimhae, Gyeongnam Province, around 12:20 a.m. on April 11.

They threw liquor bottles and swung signboard supports, engaging in a violent fight, and one person in B’s group was stabbed with a weapon and seriously injured.

The fight was revealed to have started because A held a grudge after being kicked out of the club following a dispute with B a few days before the incident.

The court stated, “The defendant instigated the group fight and directly inflicted violence on the victim,” but also ruled, “Considering that he admitted his wrongdoing and reached a settlement with one victim in the original trial, the original sentence was too harsh and unfair.”

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