Mr. A accused of assaulting unknown woman in Gangnam over “feeling bad”
Mr. A, a man in his 30s, turned himself in to Seoul Suseo Police Station on July 14.
He is accused of kicking a woman from behind and knocking her down while she was walking on the street in Yeoksam-dong on the morning of July 10.
Police revealed Mr. A admitted to assaulting the woman because he was “feeling bad” while passing by.
There was no evidence of drinking or drugs, and no additional crimes were found. Since the victim was injured, police plan to charge him with assault and continue the investigation without detention.
Netizens erupted at his bizarre excuse.
“The biggest crime for Korean men is making them feel bad… sadly, it’s worse than murder.”
— theqoo user“I think he should be taken to the mental hospital.”
— theqoo user“They only listened to the perpetrator’s side and investigated without detention…they turned themselves in because they knew they wouldn’t be punished.”
— theqoo user
More reactions slammed Mr. A’s actions:
“Such a moron.”
— theqoo user“Since I feel bad, let’s give him the death sentence.”
— theqoo user“Why are men so emotional…”
— theqoo user“Hitting women, killing women, only picking women to kill because they feel bad…I guess this is how Korean men are…”
— theqoo user
Police continue to treat this as an assault case and are monitoring the situation.
