Daegu High School Student Verbally Abuses Security Guard Saying "You Should Die When You Get Old"

Man in His 50s Pushes Student's Neck After Hearing Abusive Language
Suspended Fine Sentence... "Security Guard Pleads for Leniency"

The court has given a suspended fine sentence to a man in his 50s who pushed the neck of a high school student who spoke rudely to a security guard.

According to multiple domestic media reports on the 11th, the Daegu District Court Seobu Branch Criminal Division 3 (Presiding Judge Moon Hyun-jung) suspended the sentence of a 560,000 KRW fine for 56-year-old Mr. A, who was tried on assault charges.

A security guard sorting recyclables at an apartment complex in Seoul [Photo by Yonhap News]

A suspended sentence means postponing the sentencing for a certain period for offenders with minor crimes. If no incidents occur during the suspension period, the lawsuit is halted and the sentence is waived.

On September 5th last year, at around 4:32 PM, Mr. A pushed the neck of 17-year-old Mr. B twice in the underground parking lot of an apartment in Seo-gu, Daegu.

In court, Mr. A claimed self-defense, stating, "I tried to reprimand Mr. B after seeing him say to the security guard, 'You should die when you get old.'"

The court stated, "Even if Mr. A's intention was justifiable, the method cannot be recognized as legitimate," but also considered "that the act appeared to be a momentary loss of temper, the security guard earnestly pleaded for leniency for Mr. A, the assault was not severe, and that this was his first offense," explaining the reasons for the sentencing.

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