A parent who caused injury by overturning a school meal tray over a middle school principal was sentenced to a suspended prison term.
On the 1st, the Daegu District Court's Criminal Division 11 Judge Jeon Myung-hwan sentenced Ms. A (50) to 1 year and 6 months in prison, with a 3-year suspension, along with 2 years of probation and 120 hours of community service on charges of special injury.
Ms. A was charged with pouring food from a tray over the head of Ms. B (61) while cursing at her, saying, "Are you going to eat now?" in the cafeteria of a middle school in Daegu's Dong-gu on June 2.
Ms. B was reported to have sustained injuries that require two weeks of treatment.
At that time, Ms. A was reportedly upset because Ms. B was eating in the cafeteria without waiting for her, despite having arranged to consult about their children.
Ms. A was sent home but returned to Ms. B, where she was asked twice by a teacher in charge of student safety to "leave" over a period of 20 minutes. Ignoring this, Ms. A reportedly sat there until the police arrived in response to a 112 call.
The court stated, "Pouring food over someone's head in front of many students likely caused significant psychological trauma not only to the victim but also to the teachers and students who witnessed the scene," but also noted, "taking into account factors such as not having obtained forgiveness from the victim, acknowledging wrongdoing, the act not being a direct strike with the tray, and that the injuries were not very severe, we made our sentencing decision."