"Na Gyeongchal Baek Itda" Prosecutors Demand 2 Years Imprisonment for Subway Cellphone Assault Woman

Prosecutor: "Injury with Dangerous Object, No Settlement Reached"
Defendant: "Deeply Reflecting, Needs Depression Treatment"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The prosecution has demanded a two-year prison sentence for a woman in her 20s who was indicted for hitting a man in his 60s on the head with a cellphone inside a Seoul Subway Line 9 train.

Judge Jeon Beom-sik of the Seoul Southern District Court Criminal Division 8 held the final trial on the 25th afternoon for Kim, a woman in her 20s, who was charged with special injury and insult.

At the trial, the prosecution requested, "Considering that injury occurred using a dangerous object and that no settlement was reached, please sentence her to two years in prison."

In her final statement, Kim's defense lawyer said, "Kim admits all the charges and is remorseful," and appealed, "Although no settlement was reached, efforts were made to reach one, and please consider that Kim is in a condition requiring treatment such as for depression."

Previously, Kim's side applied for disclosure of information related to the victim's contact details and personal information, but it is known that no settlement was reached as the victim's side refused.

Kim said, "Due to the aftereffects of being ostracized, there were days when I did not leave the house for over a year and lived like a wreck," and added, "I regret never having received a mental health diagnosis."

She continued, "I will live rightly and kindly without committing mistakes that would make me face the judgment of the law again."

Meanwhile, Kim was indicted on charges of repeatedly hitting the head of a man in his 60s, Mr. B, with a cellphone during an argument on the Seoul Subway Line 9 heading to Gayang Station on March 16.

The sentencing for Kim is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the 8th of next month.

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