A man in his 30s sentenced to prison for 'random assault' pushing a woman and kicking her shin on the subway

Claims of Mental and Physical Disabilities Including Schizophrenia
The Court Did Not Accept Them

A man in his 30s who committed so-called 'random assaults' by pushing women and kicking their shins at Seoul subway stations was sentenced to prison.

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On the 26th, Judge Kim Seon-sook of the Seoul Eastern District Court Criminal Division 8 sentenced A (33), who was charged with assault, to 4 months in prison with a 1-year probation.

A was charged with assaulting pedestrians multiple times without any particular reason around Seoul subway stations. In April, at Wangsimni Station, A violently pushed B (22) with both hands without any reason, and on the same day at Haengdang Station, he kicked C (22) in the shin. In April of last year, at Euljiro 4-ga Station, he approached D (27) and pushed him over by shoving his shoulder with his hand, and assaulted E (22) by pushing the right arm area. He then pushed F (34)'s waist, causing F and G (34) to collide with the screen door.

A claimed that he was in a state of mental disability due to schizophrenia at the time of the crimes. However, the court rejected this, stating, "It does not appear that he lacked the ability to distinguish objects or to make decisions."

The court stated, "Considering the number of offenses, the danger of the assaults, and the extent of the damage, the nature of the crime is not good," but also noted, "Taking into account that the defendant is remorseful, that he and his family are committed to preventing recidivism through treatment for schizophrenia and anger control disorder, and that he has difficulties maintaining his livelihood, the sentence was determined by comprehensively considering all sentencing factors."

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