"Don't Disturb My Game"... Man in His 30s Sentenced to 1 Year for Habitually Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend

A man in his 30s who repeatedly assaulted his pregnant girlfriend and threatened her with a weapon for reasons such as interfering with his game was sentenced to prison.

On the 10th, Kim Kyung-chan, Chief Judge of Criminal Division 3 at Cheongju District Court, announced that he sentenced A (34), who was detained and prosecuted on charges of special threats and assault, to one year in prison.

A is accused of violently hitting his girlfriend’s face and other parts in August 2022 at a lodging facility in Cheongju after losing a shooting game (FPS) because his girlfriend allegedly obstructed his path during the game. At that time, the girlfriend was pregnant.

He is also accused of repeatedly hitting her face because she secretly looked at his cellphone, and while returning home drunk, mistakenly thinking a passerby ignored him, he took out his frustration on his girlfriend by threatening her with a weapon, saying, "Why should I be ignored? Let’s both die, you and the baby."

Chief Judge Kim explained, "The degree of assault inflicted on the victim is severe, and the physical and mental suffering the victim endured due to this crime appears to be very serious. Considering also the victim’s petition for strict punishment, the sentence was determined."

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