Ex-Girlfriend Held Captive for 5 Hours and Unlicensed Reckless Driving by 20s Man, Prison Sentence Upheld on Appeal

Changwon District Court, Gyeongnam. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] A man in his 20s who drove recklessly without a license for five hours with his ex-girlfriend in the car was sentenced to prison again in the appellate court.

According to the Criminal Division 3-2 of Changwon District Court in Gyeongnam, Mr. A had an argument with his ex-girlfriend Ms. B inside a parked car on a road in Changwon around 9:20 p.m. on March 14.

When Ms. B tried to get out of the car, Mr. A started driving and recklessly drove around Busan and the Gyeongnam area for five hours, preventing her from getting out.

During this time, Mr. A took Ms. B’s cellphone, struck it several times against the steering wheel, and threw it out the window.

Investigations revealed that Mr. A was driving without a license and had violated traffic signals eight times that evening alone.

The court announced on the 22nd that it dismissed Mr. A’s appeal on charges including confinement and sentenced him to one year in prison, the same as the original sentence.

Mr. A claimed before the appellate trial that he had confined her for only 20 minutes, but this was not accepted in court.

In the first trial on September 1, the court sentenced Mr. A to one year in prison, citing that despite previous punishments for violence and drunk driving, he committed crimes again during the probation and parole period.

On this day, the appellate court stated, “The defendant forcibly put the victim in the car and drove to Busan, which was not planned,” and “Considering the time the victim finally got out of the car, it is confirmed that she was confined for five hours.”

It added, “The crimes are clear enough to recognize all charges as guilty,” and “Even if the victim had reached a settlement, committing a crime during the probation period makes a prison sentence unavoidable.”

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