Victim of 'Inha University Incident' Had Breathing When 119 Arrived... Left Unattended for Over an Hour Before Death

If the perpetrator had not fled and called 119, the victim might have been saved
"Discovery delayed because it was inside a dark early morning university campus"

First-year male student B (20), accused of sexually assaulting a classmate on the Inha University campus and causing her death by falling from a building, is entering the Incheon District Court in Michuhol-gu, Incheon City, on the afternoon of the 17th to undergo a pre-arrest detention hearing.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] It has been confirmed that a victim who was sexually assaulted by a male peer student on the Inha University campus in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, fell from a building and was left unattended for over an hour before dying. At the time of the incident, the suspect fled home without reporting to 119 or taking any action.

According to the fire authorities on the 19th, when the 119 ambulance arrived at the scene following a passerby's report, the victim, A, was still breathing and had a pulse. A later died while receiving treatment at the hospital.

The police estimate that A fell between 1:30 a.m. and 3:49 a.m. on the 15th. Reviewing nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, it was confirmed that at 1:30 a.m., suspect B (20) was seen supporting A as they entered the building, and at 3:49 a.m., A was found by a passerby lying on the ground near the building, bleeding.

The police suspect that A was left lying alone in front of the building for over an hour after the fall. Although the exact time of the fall has not been confirmed, it is believed that the discovery was delayed because the incident occurred in the dark early morning hours and the campus had few passersby.

There are criticisms that if B had reported to 119 immediately after the fall instead of fleeing home, A could have been saved. Some also suggest this could be a mitigating factor leading to a harsher sentence for A. Seung Jae-hyun, a researcher at the Korea Institute of Criminal Justice Policy, stated in an interview with YTN the previous day that if A's fall was an accidental incident, B should have reported it, calling it "the more infuriating part."

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