Couple Arrested for Forcing 20-Year-Old Woman Into Fatal Fight With Two Teenagers

The Cheongju Sangdang Police Station announced today (Sept. 8) that it has arrested two individuals, including a person identified as A, on charges of joint coercion for allegedly forcing a woman in her 20s to fight two teenage girls, resulting in her death.

The suspects, who are romantically involved, are accused of forcing a woman in her 20s, B, to engage in consecutive fights with two teenage girls, including C, at a park in Yongam-dong, Cheongju, at around 12:20 a.m. on May 29.

B was transported to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest after being assaulted by C and the other teenager, and ultimately passed away.

At the time, the suspects told police, "B lost consciousness after falling while playing tag and having her face crushed by the buttocks of someone following behind her."

However, through an autopsy of the body and the execution of a search and seizure warrant on mobile phones, police reportedly uncovered circumstances indicating that A and the other suspect forced them to fight using a so-called "Yacha rule," even though B, C, and the others stated they did not want to fight.

The "Yacha rule" is slang referring to a fighting method without rules or protective gear.

Police have also booked the two teenagers, including C, without detention on charges of assault resulting in death.

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