All six people were sentenced to prison terms for a group assault on a teenage boy they were living with for four hours and then leaving it unattended for seven hours to death. 



Today (16th), the 1st Criminal Division of the Cheonan Branch of the Daejeon District Court (presiding judge Seo Jeon-gyo) sentenced six people, including A (23), who were arrested and indicted on charges such as injury and death, to prison terms. 



Six people, including Mr. A, were handed over to trial on the morning of July 5, last year, on charges of group assaulting and killing a victim for about 4 hours at an officetel in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do (injury to death, etc.).



Those who hung out together in the officetel as a hideout committed a crime because the victim molested Mr. A's girlfriend. 



Mr. A, the main culprit of the incident, assaulted the teenage victim dozens of times with golf clubs and fists. 



It is known that they even called 119 at 9:00 pm after leaving the victim unconscious for 7 hours during the assault and even falsely reported that "a person fell in the bathroom."



However, the victim's family found bruises all over the body and reported it to the police, and when the investigation began, the gang kissed as if C, who had participated in the assault, had committed a single crime.



Later, in the course of further investigation by the police, CCTV footage was obtained of several people entering the officetel with golf clubs, and it was revealed that they all participated in the crime. got a trial 



The victim suffered serious injuries, including a fractured skull, and was later taken to the hospital, but died 10 days after the incident. 



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It was revealed that the main offender A, who was the only adult among the six, forcibly ordered the assault to the other defendants, who were all underage at the time of the crime.



In response, the judge said, "The accused led the crime while playing the role of the head." "The defendant has a number of punishments, including being sentenced to probation in June 2022, and has a history of juvenile offenders." Sentenced Mr. A to 12 years in prison I did. 



Subsequently, Mr. B, who caused brain damage to the victim, was sentenced to 7 years in prison, and Mr. C, who assaulted the victim according to the instructions of Mr. A, despite meeting the victim for the first time on the day of the incident, was sentenced to 5 years in prison and a fine of 300,000 won. .  



At the same time, he explained the reason for the sentencing, saying, "Mr. C is highly likely to be criticized for committing this crime while he was on probation for other crimes such as driving without a license." 



In addition, one teenager who participated in the assault while living in an officetel was sentenced to 2 years in prison and 1 year in prison, and the other 2 were sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison and 1 year in short term, respectively.



The judge said, “It was a case where one victim was assaulted alternately for several hours and then left unattended and eventually died.” "No one has taken protective measures," he said. 



"If you look at the specific means and method of the crime, the time of the assault, and the condition of the victim, it is quite cruel, so it is difficult to imagine that teenagers in their early 20s or teens did it," he said. I took into account the points, etc.", he explained the reason for the sentencing.



However, the victim's bereaved family said, "In a situation where physical damage was certain due to brutal assault, without any relief activities and neglected for several hours, even a second chance of survival was mercilessly blown away." I don't understand," he complained. 



The prosecution plans to decide whether to appeal after carefully reviewing the ruling. 



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