30s Man Who Committed 'Random Assault' After Bankruptcy Declaration, What Did the Court Decide?

A Woman Encountered by Chance on the Street
Followed to Apartment and Stomped on Stomach
Court: "The Nature of the Crime Is Very Bad"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] A man in his 30s who followed a woman he encountered on the street to her home and assaulted her out of anger over his situation was sentenced to imprisonment in the first trial.

On the 14th, Judge Park Miseon of the Criminal Division 9 at the Seoul Western District Court announced that on the 10th, he sentenced A (35), who was indicted for trespassing and assault, to one year in prison.

According to the prosecution, at around 8:30 p.m. on the same day, A was returning home after having dinner with acquaintances and was angry about losing his job and receiving a bankruptcy declaration. He is accused of following B, whom he happened to meet on the street, and entering the elevator of B’s apartment.

A is also accused of kicking the abdomen of B, a woman in her 40s, in the elevator of an apartment on Hongjecheon-ro, Seodaemun-gu, at around 8:35 p.m. on the same day. A reportedly grabbed B’s collar in the elevator and tried to pull her out, and assaulted her when she fell during the process.

Judge Park pointed out, “The circumstances and method of the crime show that its nature is very bad,” adding, “A committed a so-called ‘random assault’ causing direct harm to others simply because he was angry. Since anyone can become a victim and it causes great social anxiety, stricter punishment is necessary.”

She continued, “It appears that B suffered considerable mental pain and shock due to A’s crime, and A has not been forgiven by B.”

However, Judge Park explained the sentencing by saying, “A admitted to the crime and has no criminal record except for one fine in 2019 for obstruction of exercise of rights.”

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