"Kept staring at me..." 30s man arrested for hitting passerby's face with a stone 'puk puk'

"Assault for 'Just Staring Silently'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Woo-seok] A man in his 30s who violently hit a pedestrian's face with a stone on the street was arrested by the police.

The Geoje Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 9th that they have booked a man in his 30s, identified as A, without detention on charges of special assault for hitting a man standing by the roadside with a stone.

A is accused of hitting B, a man in his 30s who was at a playground near an elementary school in Okpo-dong, Geoje, three times on the head and face with a stone around 4 p.m. on the 8th.

After the incident, A was subdued by B and was caught at the scene by police who arrived following reports from nearby citizens.

B received a diagnosis of three weeks of recovery time due to abrasions on the head caused by the incident.

During the police investigation, A stated, "I committed the crime in a moment of anger because B kept staring at me silently."

The police plan to conduct further investigation into the circumstances of the incident and will transfer A to the prosecution.

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