A man in his 40s, charged with violently attacking a female migrant worker he worked with, was sentenced to prison in the first instance.
On the 28th, Judge Seol Il-young of the Suwon District Court sentenced Mr. A to one year in prison during a sentencing hearing for assault charges.
Judge Seol noted, "The defendant committed a very serious act of violence against the victim, who was a subordinate at his workplace, and it appears that the victim suffered physical injuries and psychological distress as a result of this assault. Considering that the defendant has not been forgiven by the victim, this was taken into account in the ruling."
Mr. A was arrested and indicted on charges of causing injuries that required two weeks of treatment after he punched and kicked Ms. B, a woman in her 20s of Vietnamese nationality, while they were working on egg packaging at a company in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, where he served as a manager, on May 19th.
Mr. A reportedly acted out of anger during an argument with Ms. B, believing that she had been disrespecting him.
Earlier, during a sentencing hearing on the 12th, the prosecution stated, "The crime was committed against a foreign woman, and the nature of the offense is not light," and sought a sentence of two years for Mr. A.