"Why Are You Cutting in Line?" 70-Year-Old Seoul National University Professor Assaults Student in Cafeteria

In Their 70s, Pushes Student Claiming Line Cutting
Student Taken to Nearby Hospital by Ambulance
Witness: "Did Not Seem Like a Strong Push"

An incident occurred at the Seoul National University cafeteria where a man in his 70s assaulted a current student.

On the 2nd, multiple domestic media outlets reported that the Seoul Gwanak Police Station has booked and is investigating Professor Emeritus A of Seoul National University on charges of assault. The man in his 70s was confirmed to be a Professor Emeritus of Seoul National University during the police investigation.

Mr. A is accused of assaulting a man in his 20s, Mr. B, at around 1:40 p.m. on the 29th of last month at the student union cafeteria of Seoul National University.

At the time, Mr. A confronted student B, accusing him of cutting in line while waiting in the cafeteria. During this process, Mr. A pushed Mr. B, who fell and hit his head on the floor. Mr. B was then transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital.

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Another student who witnessed the assault reported to the police, saying, "An older man hit a young student in the student union cafeteria and caused a head injury." Mr. A was arrested by the police, questioned, and booked without detention.

A police official stated, "It appears there was a dispute while waiting in line," and added, "We plan to summon both parties for investigation to ascertain the exact circumstances of the incident."

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Meanwhile, as this news spread, a post by a student witness appeared on the university community Everytime (Eta) Seoul National University page, drawing attention.

A netizen who introduced themselves as a current student of Seoul National University said, "I was a direct witness at the scene," and shared, "It didn’t seem like Mr. A pushed that hard, so I didn’t expect Mr. B to lose consciousness and faint."

Netizens who saw this responded with various comments such as, "It seems the student didn’t know he was a professor. Still, it’s wrong to act like that toward an elderly person," and "Is it really necessary to fight like that in the school cafeteria?"

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