Middle School Student Who Announced "Diarrhea Event"... 'Constipation Medicine Terror' in School Lunch

"Apology Was Inadequate," Victimized Student Reports to Police
Perpetrator Claims "Insulted"... Counter-Suit Underway

Two male middle school students in Seoul secretly put laxatives into school meals, causing stomachaches among other students.

The appearance of school meals sprinkled with laxatives [Photo by MBC]

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office sent two 16-year-old male students, including a student identified as A, to the family court's juvenile division on charges of causing injury by mixing laxatives into their classmates' meals, MBC reported on the 9th.

Earlier, on the day before the graduation ceremony in January, eight students from one third-grade class at the middle school suddenly complained of stomach pain after eating lunch. They reportedly visited the restroom five to six times a day.

CCTV footage revealed that two students from the same class were the cause, as they were seen adding laxatives to the food. When the meal cart arrived in the hallway outside the classroom, one student was on lookout while the other sprinkled laxatives onto the tteokbokki.

They even announced on social networking services (SNS) that they would "hold a diarrhea event on graduation day."

Victim student A said, "It was so severe that I had to go to the bathroom six or seven times a day, and I still occasionally have stomachaches."

The school made the offending students publicly apologize on the day of the graduation ceremony, but the victims reported to the police, saying the apology was insufficient. Victim student B said, "The offender did not say a single word of apology and was laughing behind our backs," adding, "I was so angry that I reported it to the police."

At the police station, the offending students claimed, "A few weeks ago, a cup broke in the classroom, and we were unfairly accused as the culprits, so we did this."

They also submitted several complaints against the victims, alleging that "during the public apology, a victim pushed the teacher's desk and injured a finger," and that they were "insulted in a group chat."

While the legal battles between the students continue, the school where the incident occurred has been almost passive. It is reported that the homeroom teacher at the time transferred to another school, and since the students have graduated, the school stated it has no authority to investigate.

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