Yoo Sang-beom: "Middle School Student Attacking Bae Hyun-jin Too Young to Be Called a Planned Crime"

"Trauma from Election Campaigning, What to Do? Concerned"
Baehyeonjin Resting Calmly in Hospital Room

Yoo Sang-beom, a member of the People Power Party, commented on the incident where Assemblywoman Bae Hyun-jin was attacked with a stone by a teenage middle school student, saying, "I am concerned that hatred and animosity are widespread in Korean society."

On the 26th, Yoo said on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' program, "Seeing the cruel act of confirming someone's identity twice and then immediately attacking from behind is something that fundamentally cannot happen without underlying feelings of hatred and animosity."

On the afternoon of the 25th, Bae Hyun-jin, a member of the People Power Party representing Songpa-eul, Seoul, released CCTV footage showing the moment she was attacked by an assailant in a building in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
[Image provided by Bae's office] [Image source=Yonhap News]

Assemblywoman Bae was attacked in the head and fell bleeding at the entrance of a building in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, at 5:18 p.m. the previous day. According to Bae's office, the assailant confirmed her identity by asking twice, "Are you People Power Party Assemblywoman Bae Hyun-jin?" before assaulting her. The suspect, who was arrested at the scene, was a teenage male middle school student. Assemblywoman Bae was transported to a nearby university hospital and received emergency treatment.

Yoo said, "It has been confirmed that the suspect is a middle school student, but the motive and circumstances of the crime have not been revealed," adding, "Cheongdam-dong, where the crime took place, is not the suspect's residential area, so I don't know why he was wandering there." He continued, "It is suspicious to consider it accidental, but the student is too young to be considered a planned criminal."

Regarding Assemblywoman Bae's current condition, Yoo said, "I have not visited her personally, but according to the medical staff, fortunately, she is conscious and only needed her scalp to be stitched again," adding, "The problem is that Assemblywoman Bae is a woman, and she will have more contact with local residents during future election campaigns, so I am very worried about how she will deal with the trauma."

Soonchunhyang University Hospital stated in a briefing that Assemblywoman Bae had some bleeding on her scalp but no internal bleeding or fractures in her head. The hospital said, "She was admitted for stabilization and is currently resting in her hospital room," adding, "We need to monitor her progress a little longer."

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