A man in his 40s intoxicated and assaulted indiscriminately... Female victim suffers 'jawbone fracture'

40s Man Assaults Woman in Her 20s and Steals Valuables

A man in his 40s who assaulted a woman in her 20s, whom he had never met before, and stole her belongings in Busan was arrested by the police.

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On the 6th, the Western Busan Police Station announced that they had apprehended and were investigating a man in his 40s, identified as Mr. A, on charges of robbery and injury.

Mr. A is accused of indiscriminately assaulting a woman in her 20s with punches and kicks around 5:20 a.m. while she was walking on a street in Seo-gu, then stealing her bag and mobile phone before fleeing the scene. The victim sustained serious injuries, including a fractured jawbone, resulting in an estimated recovery period of eight weeks.

The police received a citizen report about a person lying on the ground and tracked Mr. A’s movements through closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage at the scene. Subsequently, around 2 p.m. that day, Mr. A was urgently arrested near Busan Station. He was intoxicated at the time of the crime. According to the investigation, Mr. A has multiple prior convictions, including robbery.

Meanwhile, the police plan to request an arrest warrant after conducting a thorough investigation into the exact circumstances of the incident with Mr. A.

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