Child of Local Council Chairperson Assaults in Restaurant While Intoxicated... "I Don't Remember"

"I admit to the quarrel, but I don't remember hitting anyone"

The child of a local council chairperson, who stood trial for assaulting a restaurant owner and a customer without any apparent reason after drinking at the end of last year, has partially denied the charges.

According to Yonhap News on June 19, during the first trial for assault charges presided over by Judge Park Donguk of the Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 3, the defendant, identified as A (42), stated, "I admit to having a quarrel with the customer, but I do not remember hitting the restaurant owner."

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Judge Park explained to A, who attended the trial alone without legal counsel, that it would be difficult to proceed with the trial process without a defense attorney. The court decided to hold another hearing on July 14.

A is accused of, at around 6:13 a.m. on December 16, 2024, at a market restaurant in Hyoja-dong, Chuncheon, repeatedly punching a customer's face without reason while intoxicated, causing the customer to lose consciousness, and then striking the restaurant owner, who tried to intervene, on the back of the neck with a fist, resulting in injuries requiring two weeks of medical treatment.

A has been identified as the child of a local council chairperson affiliated with the People Power Party.

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