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A man in his 40s has been sentenced to prison for trying to chase after a woman riding an elevator alone, threaten her with a weapon, and steal money.
Today (17th), the 13th Criminal Division of the Seoul Northern District Court (Judge Oh Kwon-cheol) sentenced Mr. A, who was arrested and indicted for robbery and injury, to 3 years and 6 months in prison.
At around 7:50 pm on September 8, last year, the day before her Chuseok holiday, Mr. A chased after Mr. B, a woman who rode her elevator alone in a residential-commercial complex located in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, threatened her with a weapon and took her money. accused of trying to
In particular, Mr. A was confirmed to have targeted Mr. B, who has a rather small physique, while searching for a target for the crime, centering on a woman who boarded the elevator alone.
Mr. B was injured by a weapon wielded by Mr. A, but fortunately, it was reported that her life was not affected.
At the time of her crime, Mr. B screamed urgently, and the building residents and her family immediately reported it to the police, and the police chased Mr. A, who fled, and arrested him as a current criminal in a nearby river.
As a result of the police investigation, it was revealed that Mr. A committed the crime because of debt.
The judge said, "The defendant committed the crime to pay off the debt, but the debt the defendant is talking about was caused by hobbies such as cycling and travel and gambling," he said. "he pointed out.
At the same time, he was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison, saying, "The robbery was only an attempted robbery, and there was no crime beyond a fine before this incident."
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