Gangster Assaulted Partner Despite Pleas for Mercy... Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

"Another Man Contacted Her"
Assault on Partner During Argument
Court: "Serious Injury... Nature of Crime is Very Bad"

A member of a violent organization who assaulted his partner during an argument was sentenced to prison in the first trial.

According to Yonhap News on the 30th, the 12th Criminal Division of Jeonju District Court (Chief Judge Kim Dohyung) sentenced A (32), who was indicted for violating the Act on the Punishment of Violent Acts, etc. (organization formation and activities) and injury charges, to three years in prison. A is an action squad member of a violent organization in Jeonbuk and was tried for violently punching his partner B's face multiple times at a hotel in Wansan-gu, Jeonju City, in July last year.

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He continued the assault by pushing B, who was kneeling and begging "Please spare me," into the bathtub and attempting to strangle her with the shower hose. It is known that A stopped punching only after hearing B's plea, "If you kill me here, you will become a murderer; shouldn't you stop?" B suffered injuries requiring three weeks of treatment, including a broken nasal bone, due to the assault. Investigations confirmed that A threw punches in a fit of rage after arguing because another man had contacted B.

During the trial, A denied some of the charges, stating, "I did hit B, but I did not punch her face more than ten times with both fists or strangle her neck with the shower hose." However, A's claims were rejected based on the victim's consistent testimony and the bloodstains found in the bathtub at the time of the incident.

The court stated, "Considering the photos of the injuries taken immediately after the assault and the treatment details, it appears that the victim suffered quite severe injuries," and added, "It is difficult to find a motive for the victim to lie only about some of the defendant's assault actions while honestly testifying about the assault circumstances and injury severity." The court also explained, "The defendant seriously injured his partner, with whom he was in a romantic relationship, so the nature of the crime is very bad. However, the sentence was determined considering that the defendant admitted most of the facts and bore the victim's medical expenses."

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