Prosecutors Detain and Indict 50-Year-Old Man Who Wielded a Weapon at His Son During Seollal

A man in his 50s who injured his son with a weapon during Seollal was arrested and prosecuted.

The Criminal Division 2 of the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Jae-hyeok) announced on the 28th that Mr. A was arrested and prosecuted on charges including repeated special injury under the Act on the Punishment of Violent Acts.

Mr. A is accused of injuring his son by repeatedly swinging a kitchen knife when his son, who was arguing with him over the phone, came to his house in Seongbuk-gu around 1:20 a.m. on the 10th, the day of Seollal.

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital with facial injuries, but it was reported that his life was not in danger.

The prosecution stated that since Mr. A had been sentenced to imprisonment more than twice under the Act on the Punishment of Violent Acts and committed the crime during the recidivism period, the charge was changed from special injury to repeated special injury, which carries a heavier sentence.

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