"‘I Have Police Connections’ Subway Cellphone Assault Woman First Trial Sentencing Postponed"

On the 22nd, the trial resumes... Prosecution demands 2 years imprisonment

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The first trial sentencing for a woman in her 20s accused of repeatedly hitting a man in his 60s on the head with a mobile phone inside a Seoul Subway Line 9 train has been postponed.

Judge Jeon Beom-sik of the Seoul Southern District Court Criminal Division 8, who was scheduled to deliver the verdict on Kim's charges of special injury and insult at 2 p.m. that day, postponed the sentencing and decided to resume the trial on the 22nd for the third hearing.

The resumption of the trial is a procedure that takes place when new claims or evidence arise after the conclusion of the trial, requiring further arguments. It can be decided ex officio by the court if requested by the prosecution or the defendant, or if the court deems it necessary.

Earlier, the prosecution demanded a two-year prison sentence for Kim at the sentencing hearing on the 25th of last month.

At that time, Kim's lawyer stated in the final argument, "Kim admits all the charges and is remorseful," and requested, "Although no settlement has been reached, please consider the efforts made to reach an agreement and the fact that Kim is in a condition requiring treatment such as depression."

Kim was indicted on charges of repeatedly striking the head of a man in his 60s, Mr. B, with a mobile phone during an altercation on the Line 9 subway heading to Gayang Station on March 16.

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