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A man in his 30s who threatened and assaulted his lover after breaking up was also sentenced to prison in the second trial.  



According to the legal community on the 26th, the Seoul High Court's Criminal Division 2 (Chief Judge Seung-eun Yoon, Dae-hyeon Kim, Tae-han Ha) sentenced 31-year-old A, who was accused of injury, assault, intimidation, and property damage, to one year and six months in prison, the same as the original trial. I did.



A is accused of intimidating ex-girlfriend B, who announced the breakup, by contacting him dozens of times and asking him to meet again.



Then, in November of last year, Mr. A called Mr. B to a cafe in Gangnam-gu, Seoul to delete the video together and clean up the relationship. assaulted. As a result, Mr. B suffered a fractured nose bone and torn the inside of his lip. 



Person A is also accused of damaging Mr. B's car tire by puncturing it with scissors while holding a grudge on Mr. B's refusal to contact him. In October of last year, at his home in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, it was investigated that Mr. B suspected he had met another man, swearing at him and hitting him with his fist. 



Separately from this case, Mr. A is also charged with hitting a taxi driver in the face for no reason in a taxi and causing injuries for two weeks (driver assault under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Certain Crimes). 




The first trial court sentenced A to 1 year and 6 months in prison, considering the fact that "A's ex-girlfriend, the victim, was not only injured, but also complained of severe mental pain."



Mr. A appealed, saying that the sentence of the first trial was heavy, but the judgment of the second trial was the same as that of the first trial. 



The second trial judge said, "It is a crime with a strong retaliatory character, and the crime is not very good." "Even while waiting for the police to arrive, the defendant followed the victim and continued assault. damage could have occurred.”



"The victim, who has suffered mental and physical injuries, expresses strong fear and deep anger towards the accused and wants severe punishment," he said. 



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