Defendant in Custody Self-Harms at Gwangju District Court
At around 10:20 a.m. on the 27th, defendant A, in his 70s, self-harmed in a courtroom at the Gwangju District Court.
A, who was sentenced to prison for violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (breach of trust) and was detained in court, took out a sharp object in the defendant waiting area and inflicted wounds on himself.
A has been transferred to a hospital for treatment and is not in life-threatening condition.
The Gwangju District Court stated that A was searched during the process of entering the courtroom building but no sharp objects were found.
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