"Drunkenly Refusing to Go Home..." 50s Sentenced to Prison for Fatally Beating Colleague's Abdomen

Mr. A's Side "No Memory of Assault" Plea
Court "No Aid Given to Fallen Victim"

A man in his 50s who fatally struck the abdomen of a colleague in his 30s after the colleague refused to go home due to being intoxicated was sentenced to prison in the first trial.

On the 13th, the 13th Criminal Division of Suwon District Court (Presiding Judge Park Jeong-ho) sentenced Mr. A (55), who was charged with injury resulting in death, to five years in prison.

Mr. A was indicted on charges of hitting his intoxicated colleague Mr. B (39) in the abdomen in front of an apartment in Osan-si, Gyeonggi Province, around 8 p.m. on April 14, 2022, causing multiple organ failure and death. Investigations revealed that Mr. A committed the crime after becoming angry when Mr. B defied him and refused to go home.

In court, Mr. A's side claimed, "I do not remember hitting Mr. B and causing injury," and appealed, "Even if I did hit Mr. B and cause injury, there is no causal relationship between the defendant's act of injury and the victim's death."

However, the court stated, "The victim and the victim's family must have endured unbearable physical and mental pain due to this crime," adding, "Moreover, the defendant did not properly provide first aid to the victim who was lying down, so the possibility of blame against the defendant is very high." The court continued, "Despite this, the defendant did not offer proper consolation or compensation to the victim's family and was not forgiven by them," and added, "The defendant continues to make excuses for his actions."

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