Man in His 40s Assaults Father Who Told Him to 'Stop Drinking and Get a Job', Demands Son Assume 'Wonsan Bombardment' Posture

Headbutted Responding Police Officer
Prison Sentence Suspended on Condition of Probation

A man in his 40s has been sentenced to a suspended prison term after assaulting his father, who urged him to stop drinking and find a job, and demanding his son assume the so-called “Wonsan Bombardment” posture.

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According to Yonhap News on September 24, presiding judge Park Dongwook of the Chuncheon District Court’s Criminal Division 3 sentenced Mr. A (43), who was charged with child abuse under the Child Welfare Act, obstruction of official duties, and assaulting an ascendant, to 1 year and 6 months in prison, suspended for 4 years. The court also ordered probation and 40 hours of lectures designed to prevent recidivism in child abuse cases.

Mr. A was charged with verbally abusing and punching his father in the face at his home in Chuncheon in July, after his father said, “Stop drinking and hurry up and get a job. Get yourself together.”

Afterward, Mr. A called his son into a room and ordered him to sing; when his son refused, Mr. A threatened him with a plastic soju bottle and screamed at him to assume the “Wonsan Bombardment” posture. When his son still refused to comply, Mr. A threw a mobile phone at him, thereby committing assault.

When police officers, responding to the son’s report, arrived and requested that Mr. A vacate the premises as part of an emergency temporary measure against domestic violence, he refused and headbutted an officer.

The court noted, “The defendant’s actions, including assaulting his father and ordering his son to assume the ‘Wonsan Bombardment’ posture, are of a serious nature,” and further criticized him for having previous cases of obstruction of official duties and two referrals for child protection measures.

However, the court also took into account that Mr. A admitted to the crime, showed remorse, and pledged not to reoffend while undergoing treatment for alcohol dependency, and therefore issued a suspended sentence conditional on probation and related requirements.

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