A man in his 50s repeatedly struck a supermarket employee with a blunt object over rudeness... sentenced to 5 years in prison

Court: "Difficult to View as Emotionally Fragile... Considering Victim's Inability to Return to Daily Life"

A man in his 50s was sentenced to prison for repeatedly striking a supermarket employee with a blunt object out of resentment over unfriendly service.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] A man in his 50s was sentenced to prison for repeatedly striking a supermarket employee with a blunt object out of resentment over unfriendly service.

The Daegu District Court's 11th Criminal Division (Chief Judge Lee Sang-oh) announced on the 25th that it sentenced Mr. A (50), who was charged with attempted murder, to five years in prison. Additionally, five years of probation was ordered.

Earlier, Mr. A was accused of repeatedly hitting employee Mr. B on the head with a blunt object at a supermarket in Dong-gu, Daegu, around 4 a.m. last December, due to dissatisfaction with Mr. B’s usual unfriendly attitude toward him.

Investigations revealed that Mr. A had been drinking alone at a convenience store near the supermarket before going to the supermarket where Mr. B worked and committing the crime using a blunt object from a display shelf. Mr. A put the blunt object into a shopping basket and then asked Mr. B to "find a razor." When Mr. B bent down to get the razor, Mr. A took out the blunt object from the basket and struck him multiple times.

Mr. B sustained serious injuries but fiercely resisted and managed to seize the weapon from Mr. A, preventing further harm.

In court, Mr. A claimed, "Due to depression and emotional regulation disorder, my ability to distinguish objects or make decisions was impaired."

The court rejected the defendant’s claim, stating, "Considering that he clearly remembers the sequence of events during the investigation, it is difficult to view him as being in an emotionally impaired state."

The court explained the sentencing by saying, "Taking into account that the victim has not received compensation, has not yet returned to daily life, and is petitioning for strict punishment against the defendant."

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