[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Junho] A man in his 60s addicted to alcohol was arrested by the police for assaulting his wife.
The Dongbu Police Station in Gwangju announced on the 31st that A (65) was booked on charges of domestic violence.
A is accused of assaulting his wife B at his store on Chungjang-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, around 10 a.m. that day.
According to the police investigation, he committed the crime while intoxicated without any clear reason.
It was reported that he had been repeatedly violent in the past and had been brought to trial several times. B told the police, "I have suffered from violence for about 40 years."
The police plan to take A into emergency hospitalization.
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