Police awarded a "brave citizen commendation" to a high school student who was seriously injured while trying to help the late Lee Chae-won, a high school girl, in Gwangju.
Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency said on the 11th that it awarded a brave citizen commendation to Go, a 17-year-old second-year student at Gwangju Bi-a High School, who risked danger to help a victim in a life-threatening situation.
On the morning of the 5th of last month, Go rushed to the scene after hearing Lee's screams on a street in Wolgye-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, and was severely injured in a knife attack by Jang Yun-gi, 23. At the time, Go was found to have been attacked while trying to help Lee and call 119. Police said Go showed courage in trying to protect another person's life at the scene of a life-threatening crime.
On the 5th of last month in Wolgye-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Jang Yun-gi is accused of stalking Lee and attempting to abduct her, then killing her when the victim resisted. Prosecutors indicted Jang in custody on charges including rape and murder under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes. Jang's first trial is scheduled for the 22nd.
Support procedures for Go are also underway. Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, asked the Ministry of Health and Welfare to designate Go as a person of distinguished service for righteous acts. A person of distinguished service for righteous acts refers to someone who died or was injured while trying to save another person's life or body in danger, regardless of job duties. If designated, the person can receive national recognition and support.
Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office also decided to pay Go a reward for reporting the crime. Prosecutors said they decided to pay the reward in consideration of the fact that Go ran to the scene upon hearing the victim's screams and was harmed in the process of reporting the crime.