30s Woman Given Probation for Wielding Weapon After Boyfriend Said He Wanted to Break Up

Victim Injured Two Weeks Ago, "Does Not Wish for Punishment"

Daejeon District Court Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Wonjin Lee] A woman in her 30s who injured her boyfriend with a weapon after he broke up with her was sentenced to probation.

On the 8th, the Daejeon District Court Criminal Division 9 (Presiding Judge Cha Hoseong) announced that A (38, female), who was indicted on charges of special injury, was sentenced to 8 months in prison with 2 years of probation.

A is known to have inflicted injuries requiring two weeks of medical treatment on her boyfriend, the victim B, in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, on the morning of July 29 last year. At the time, A, who was drinking with B and acquaintances, had an argument with B, and when B broke up with her on the spot, she became enraged, brought a weapon, and swung it.

When B, who had cuts on his shoulder and right index finger from the weapon, tried to restrain A, she bit B's neck and scratched him with her nails. During this process, B reportedly sustained injuries requiring two weeks of medical treatment.

It was also revealed that A had two previous records of assault.

The court stated, "Despite having two prior convictions for violent crimes, the defendant did not repent and committed the same type of crime again," and added, "The use of a weapon makes the crime more serious." However, the court considered the fact that "the defendant had received psychiatric treatment and that the victim did not wish to press charges" as reasons for sentencing leniency.

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