▲ Scene from the accident scene on the 24th looking towards the direction of the military shooting range
A court ruling has been made that the state is liable for damages to a golf course organizer (caddy) who was hit by a bullet from a military base shooting range.
The 11th Civil Division of the Gwangju District Court (Chief Judge Jeon Il-ho) announced today (7th) that Mr.
On April 23, last year, at around 4:30 pm, while working as a caddy at a golf course in Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do, Mr. A suddenly suffered a head injury and collapsed.
It was hit in the head by a Dobitan (a bullet that hit an obstacle after firing and deviated from its original trajectory) during shooting training at a military base shooting range about 1.4 km away.
A was confirmed to have a 5.56cm-sized bullet lodged near the crown of the head, and the next morning he underwent an operation to remove the ammunition.
He was hospitalized and discharged until the end of July last year, but was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
A filed a claim for damages of 279 million won, saying that the accident occurred due to the negligence of the military unit, leaving scars on the injured area, permanent damage that did not grow hair, and suffering from post-traumatic stress.
The court said, "Since this incident or accident occurred due to the negligence of the military unit, the state is responsible for compensating for damages according to the National Compensation Act. judged.
"We can admit that a grenade was generated during the Damyang military base's shooting training process, and some soldiers who arrived late at the shooting range did not receive 'pre-fire hazard prediction training' and caused an accident during the training process, the court said.
In response to the plaintiff's claim that hair did not grow and suffered permanent damage in the injured area, and that the labor capacity loss rate was 24.4%, he did not accept the claim, saying, "Submitted evidence alone is not enough to admit this." The compensation was set at 10 million won.
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