"Can't Clean Properly?" 20s Assault 50s Inmate Leading to Death

Victim with Slow Movements and Introverted Personality Repeatedly Assaulted
8-Year Prison Sentence Upheld in Appeal Following First Trial

A man in his 20s who assaulted a fellow inmate to death for not cleaning the prison floor properly was sentenced to prison again in the appellate court.

According to the legal community on the 7th, the Criminal Division 1 of the Suwon High Court (Presiding Judges Park Seon-jun, Jeong Hyeon-sik, Bae Yun-gyeong) sentenced A (24), who was indicted on charges including injury resulting in death, to 8 years in prison, the same as the original trial.

On May 15 of last year, while incarcerated at Suwon Detention Center, A allegedly forced B, a man in his 50s living in the same cell, to tilt his neck backward at 6:55 a.m. because B did not clean the floor well and the cleanliness was poor, then struck the vital area of B’s neck about five times with his fist, causing injuries including cardiac arrest.

After learning B’s home address and family members’ phone numbers, A threatened, "If you report this, I will send letters outside and kill your family," and it was revealed that A had assaulted B multiple times before.

Also, when another inmate advised B to "report to the correctional officers," A assaulted that inmate as well.

The Suwon Detention Center in Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, where the incident occurred.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

B died at a hospital at 12:47 p.m. on June 17 of the same year, about a month after the incident.

The first trial court stated, "The defendant flaunted himself as a gangster and repeatedly committed crimes against victims who were weaker than him. In particular, he repeatedly assaulted B, who was much older, slow in movement, and introverted, unable to resist and enduring the abuse, ultimately causing the victim’s death, which is highly condemnable."

The appellate court considered that A had been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison in a separate case after the first trial verdict, overturned the original ruling, and reviewed the sentencing conditions, but still sentenced him to 8 years in prison, the same as the first trial.

Additionally, C (23), who was sentenced to 3 years in prison in the first trial for assaulting fellow inmates along with A, was sentenced to 2 years in prison, taking into account that he reached amicable settlements with some victims and deposited 5 million won in criminal escrow for the deceased victim B.

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