Broadcaster Park Soo-hong (51) was taken to the hospital after being assaulted by his father while being investigated by the prosecution.
Park Soo-hong was scheduled to face-to-face investigation with her older brother Park, who was arrested on charges of embezzlement at the Prosecutor's Office in the western part of Seoul from 10 am on the 4th.
It is known that his father, Mr. Park, and his brother-in-law, Mr. Mo, were present together as witnesses.
According to an official from Park Soo-hong's side, in the process, Park's father beat Park Soo-hong several times, and in particular, it is known that Park Soo-hong threatened Park Soo-hong by saying, "I will XX with a weapon."
Police and 119 ambulances were dispatched to the sudden assault in the prosecutor's office.
Park Soo-hong was rushed to the nearby Shinchon Yonsei Hospital by ambulance.
The extent of his injury has not been confirmed.
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Earlier, the prosecution's older brother, Park, was under investigation after a prior arrest warrant was issued.
After signing a management contract with Park Soo-hong, Park is accused of stealing 2.1 billion won without paying the performance fees and other proceeds properly.
Prosecutors are conducting an investigation, believing that not only Park, but also his wife, Lee, may have been involved in the embezzlement allegations.
Prosecutors discovered that Park used about 100 million won with a corporate card.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Kyung-yoon)