▲ Chuncheon District Court
A man in his 70s who repeatedly struck his wife with a wooden pants hanger and his fists because she did not prepare breakfast properly has received a suspended prison sentence.
Chuncheon District Court Judge Park Dong-wook announced on the 13th that he sentenced A (79), who was indicted on charges of special assault, to eight months in prison suspended for two years.
A was put on trial on charges of repeatedly hitting the head of his wife B (76) with a wooden pants hanger at their home in Hongcheon on May 31.
When the pants hanger broke from the successive strikes, A punched B in the face and also assaulted her on both arms as she tried to block him, inflicting injuries that required about two weeks of medical treatment.
Investigations revealed that A committed the crime because B did not prepare breakfast properly.
Judge Park pointed out, "Given the motive, circumstances, and details of the defendant's crime, as well as the relationship between the defendant and the victim, the nature of the crime is poor, and the victim wants the defendant to be punished," adding, "He also has a record of being punished multiple times for similar and different offenses."
The judge continued, "The sentence was determined by comprehensively considering that the defendant admits to the crime and shows remorse, is in poor health, and appears to have inflicted relatively minor injuries on the victim."
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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