"After Being Called 'Gashinae'..." 80-Year-Old Woman Assaults Fellow Vendor

Victim suffered injuries requiring 12 weeks of treatment
Court: "The offense is not minor"

A traditional market vendor who assaulted a fellow merchant was sentenced to a fine again in an appeals court.

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According to Yonhap News on October 20, the Criminal Division 1 of the Jeonju District Court, presided over by Judge Lee Youngeun, said it had dismissed the appeal filed by A, 83, and upheld the lower court's sentence of a fine of 5 million won. A was indicted on a charge of causing injury.

A was indicted on charges of assaulting B, 84, who runs a fried chicken shop at a traditional market in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, by knocking her to the ground and stepping on her foot.

As a result, B suffered injuries, including a fractured vertebra, that required 12 weeks of treatment.

Investigators found that A, who runs an egg shop, assaulted B after becoming angry when B, with whom she had a strained relationship, called her "gashinae," a derogatory term.

The appeals court said, "The defendant knocked the victim down, then lifted a chair to threaten her and caused her injury." It added, "Given the circumstances and details of the crime, the means and methods used, and the extent of the victim's injuries, the offense is not minor."

The court added, "The defendant has not compensated the victim for the harm caused by the crime since the incident and has not been forgiven." It said this was why it dismissed the appeal, noting that "the lower court appears to have determined the sentence after comprehensively considering these sentencing factors."

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