‘Baehyun-jin Assault’ Middle School Student, Committed Crime Impulsively to Gain Attention... Sent to Prosecution Without Detention

No Evidence of Conspiracy with Others in Special Injury Charges
Accidentally Attended 'Lee Jae-myung Representative Rally'

The police have concluded that the suspect, A (15), in the attack on Bae Hyun-jin, a member of the People Power Party, committed the crime impulsively to gain public attention.

On the 28th, Kim Dong-su, chief of the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul, stated, "It is judged that A committed the crime to receive media attention. There is no evidence of premeditation or conspiracy with others," adding, "It has been confirmed that A struck Bae's head about 15 times, and he is scheduled to be sent to prosecution without detention today on charges of special assault."

Regarding A's motive, the police explained, "A claims that he assaulted Bae unconsciously after meeting her by chance. At the time, he went to the scene to meet an aspiring celebrity and noticed a woman getting out of a car, confirming her face," and added, "No political motive has been specifically identified. A has searched for famous figures who have caused controversies in politics and society, and there are search records related to Bae, but the timing is considerably distant."

Concerning suspicions that A attended a rally supporting Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, the police added, "It was determined that he happened to attend the rally while going to the court to see the Gyeongbokgung graffiti suspect."

It was also found that A usually carried stones. The police said, "A stated that carrying stones gave him a sense of stability for some unknown reason," and confirmed, "The stone used in the crime was picked up immediately after leaving his residence on the day of the incident." The police also stated that they have not received any request from Bae's side to refrain from punishment.

Earlier, on the 25th of last month at around 5:18 p.m., Bae was attacked multiple times on the head with a stone by A at the entrance of a building in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, collapsing while bleeding from the head. The police arrested A at the scene on charges of special assault and took him into custody. After investigating A in the presence of his guardian, he was placed under emergency hospitalization.

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