Kicked Partner and Denied Assault When Police Arrived... Arrested Based on Witness Testimony

Police Arrest Man in His Twenties as Flagrant Offender

A man in his twenties is under investigation after being arrested as a flagrant offender on charges of assaulting his partner and then denying the incident to the police.

According to Yonhap News on April 2, the Pyeongtaek Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that it had arrested a man in his twenties, referred to as Mr. A, on charges of aggravated assault. Mr. A is accused of assaulting his partner, a woman in her twenties identified as Ms. B, at approximately 1:32 a.m. that day on a street in Bijeon-dong, Pyeongtaek City.

Pyeongtaek Police Station, Gyeonggi Province. Photo by Yonhap News

At the time of the incident, Mr. A reportedly kicked Ms. B and threatened her by picking up a shared bicycle.

The police received a 112 emergency call from a witness, Mr. C, who reported, "A man is kicking a woman." In response, the police activated Code Zero (CODE 0—the highest level of emergency in their manual) and moved to apprehend the suspect. Although officers were dispatched to the scene, Mr. A denied committing any assault.

Ms. B did not provide any significant testimony regarding the assault and is said to have indicated that she did not wish for Mr. A to be punished. However, the police obtained a statement from the witness, Mr. C, who testified that Mr. A had threatened Ms. B with a shared bicycle and struck her multiple times. Based on Mr. C's testimony and evidence of Ms. B's blood at the scene, the police confirmed the charges against Mr. A and arrested him as a flagrant offender.

Police are currently conducting a comprehensive review of relationship-based crimes and strengthening victim protection measures as part of efforts to improve their response system. However, since Mr. A and Ms. B are in a romantic relationship but do not live together and there is no prior record of stalking or similar offenses, they do not fall under the categories eligible for temporary or provisional protection measures.

The police told the media, "Although Mr. A denied the charges, we apprehended him based on various circumstantial evidence to prevent further harm," adding, "We will continue to take a firm stance in responding to relationship-based crimes."

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