‘Chronic Drunkard’ 20s Commits Assault Again at Hongdae Club… Police Send for Prosecution

Suspect A Commits 15 Crimes Including Assault While on Probation

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] A man in his 20s who assaulted a club employee while intoxicated and fled was arrested by the police and sent to prosecution in custody.

On the 22nd, the Mapo Police Station in Seoul announced that they had sent a man in his 20s, identified as Mr. A, to the prosecution on charges of assault.

Mr. A is accused of, on the 17th at around 10:10 PM, assaulting a club employee five times with his fists after getting into a fight with a customer while intoxicated at a club in Mapo-gu, Seoul, and then fleeing the scene.

The police received a report at around 10:19 PM stating "someone was hit" and arrived at the scene within one minute, but Mr. A had already fled.

After hearing descriptions of the suspect's face, the police learned that Mr. A, while fleeing and heavily intoxicated, had called 119 himself. The police searched near the call origin and apprehended Mr. A at around 10:25 PM.

During the police investigation, it was revealed that Mr. A had previously received a suspended sentence for assault, and during this period, he committed five cases of obstruction of official duties and ten cases of assault and property damage.

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