Man in 50s Fined for Throwing Brick at Car During Parking Dispute

The Daegu District Court, presided over by Judge Kim Dong-seok of the 1st Criminal Division, announced on July 19 that it has sentenced a man in his 50s, identified as A, to a fine of 5 million won for special property damage. A was charged with throwing a brick at a vehicle and damaging its sunroof because the owner refused to move the car parked in front of his home wall.

On September 8, 2024, at 6:17 a.m., A called the owner of the vehicle, which was parked on the road in front of his home in Daemyeong-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu, and demanded that the owner move the car immediately. When the owner replied that they would move it in the evening, A threw a cement brick at the vehicle about 10 minutes later, causing damage to the sunroof.

The repair cost for the vehicle was found to be 5.06 million won.

During the investigation and trial, A claimed that he did not throw the brick or stated that he could not remember the incident due to being intoxicated.

Judge Kim stated, "Considering that the brick fell onto the vehicle and damaged the sunroof about 10 minutes after A ended the call with the victim, the circumstances at the time, the fact that the brick appeared to have been thrown from the defendant's residence, and that similar bricks were found at the defendant's home, it is acknowledged that the defendant threw the brick and damaged the vehicle."

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