Couple in Their 50s Who Assaulted Responding Police Officers Sentenced to Prison Terms

A couple in their 50s who assaulted police officers dispatched in response to a domestic violence report were sentenced to prison with a suspended sentence.

According to the legal community on the 27th, Judge Lim Young-sil of the Gwangju District Court Criminal Division 9 sentenced A (59, female) and B (54) to four months and six months in prison respectively for obstruction of official duties, and suspended the execution of the sentences for two years.

The couple was indicted for repeatedly assaulting police officers who responded to a domestic violence report at an apartment in Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, around 12:40 a.m. on January 29.

They hurled verbal abuse and struck the shoulders and arms of the police officers who arrived to check the situation after receiving a report that "the husband was hitting the wife and she was crying."

Additionally, at around 11:41 p.m. the previous day, A called 112 reporting that "the husband was knocking on the door and causing a disturbance," and then verbally abused and pushed the responding officers multiple times with her hands.

Judge Lim pointed out, "The crime is serious as they assaulted police officers performing their legitimate duties while intoxicated."

However, she added, "Considering factors such as their admission of the crime and the fact that A has no prior convictions since 2007."

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