50s Dog Owner Bites Pedestrian's Ear and Assaults Them While Walking Dog Without Leash

"Leash Your Dog" Criticism Sparks Outrage, Dog Owner Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A dog owner who was walking a dog without a leash bit the ear of a passerby who pointed this out and assaulted him, and was sentenced to imprisonment.

The Busan District Court Criminal Division 5 (Judge Im Soo-jung) sentenced Mr. A, in his 50s, who was tried on charges of special injury, to six months in prison on the 10th.

According to the Busan District Court, Mr. A was walking his pet dog in Busan Citizens Park last September without putting a leash on it.

When Mr. B, a passerby in his 30s who saw this, pointed out that he should wear a leash, Mr. A got angry, bit Mr. B's ear, and assaulted him several times with his fists.

Mr. A also hit Mr. B's face several times with the dog leash he was holding in his hand. Mr. B reportedly suffered injuries requiring two weeks of medical treatment to his lips and oral cavity.

Judge Im Soo-jung stated, "There was a possibility that Mr. B could have suffered serious injuries from being hit by the metal ring part of the leash swung by Mr. A," and "Mr. A's crime was highly dangerous and the nature of the offense is quite severe."

It is known that Mr. A has six similar prior convictions.

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