"He's a juvenile offender, so try hitting me"... Teen sentenced to prison for assaulting convenience store owner
Charged with Assault... "Going Back and Forth to Court for Various Crimes"
[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] A teenager who assaulted a convenience store owner for refusing to sell alcohol and claimed to be a juvenile offender has been sentenced to prison.
On the 18th, Judge Shin Gyosik of the Chuncheon District Court Wonju Branch Criminal Division 3 sentenced A (15) to 3 years and 6 months in prison for charges including injury.
He was also fined 300,000 KRW for driving a motorcycle without mandatory insurance and reckless driving near a school. Previously, the prosecution had requested a sentence of 4 years and 6 months in prison during the final hearing.
A was prosecuted for assaulting the store owner after failing to purchase alcohol at a convenience store in Myeongnyun-dong, Wonju-si, around 1:30 a.m. on August 22 last year. He threatened an employee by cornering them against a wall and assaulted the store owner who tried to intervene, causing serious injuries requiring about 8 weeks of treatment.
The next day, A returned to the convenience store and caused a disturbance by demanding the deletion of CCTV footage, leading to his arrest on the spot by the police.
At the time, A reportedly mocked the store owner by claiming he was a juvenile offender and dared him to hit him. However, it was confirmed that A did not fall under the juvenile offender category, which applies to those aged 10 to under 14.
Judge Shin stated, "The defendant has been to court multiple times for various crimes before. Committing another crime just four days after receiving juvenile protection sentencing shows the severity of his wrongdoing."
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He added, "He caused injuries requiring about 8 weeks of treatment simply because the convenience store refused to sell alcohol. Considering that he reached settlements with some victims and deposited 20 million KRW related to the damages, a prison sentence is still unavoidable," explaining the sentencing rationale.
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