"Why Are You Laughing at Me?"... 50s Man Assaults Passing Student with Blunt Object

Attempted Murder Charges Applied Due to Severe Nature of Crime
Police: "We Will Do Our Best to Protect the Victim"

A man in his 50s who assaulted a female student walking down the street, believing she was mocking him, was arrested by the police on charges of attempted murder.

On the 30th, the Jeonju Wansan Police Station in Jeollabuk-do announced that they have detained and are investigating a man in his 50s, identified as A, on suspicion of attempted murder.

A is accused of strangling the neck and repeatedly striking the face and other parts of a teenage girl, B, who was walking on a street in Pyeonghwa-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju City, around 10 p.m. on the 28th.

The assault was stopped when a passerby intervened. Subsequently, the police arrived after receiving a report and arrested A at the scene.

B, who was injured in the assault, was transported to a hospital. Fortunately, it was reported that her life is not in danger.

According to the police investigation, B was on a phone call at the time, but A mistakenly thought she was speaking to him and assaulted her with a blunt object that had been discarded by the roadside. It was confirmed that A and B did not know each other.

A told the police, "I did it because I felt bad, thinking B was mocking me."

Initially, the police considered charges of aggravated assault and battery, but given the severity of A's violence, they concluded there was intent to kill.

A police official stated, "After reviewing the closed-circuit television (CCTV), we found that A repeatedly assaulted B, which shows the gravity of the crime, so we applied the charge of attempted murder and arrested him. We will also do our best to protect the victim, as B may suffer psychological trauma."

The police have applied for an arrest warrant for A and are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.

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