40s Man Sent to Prosecution Custody for Beating Senior to Death at Gangnam Bar

Repeated Assault During Drinking Dispute Among Acquaintances
Died During Treatment... Charged with 'Murder'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] A man in his 40s who fatally beat a senior during a drinking party has been handed over to the prosecution.

On the 8th, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul announced that they had sent Mr. A, a man in his 40s, to the prosecution on murder charges on the 29th of last month.

Mr. A was urgently arrested on suspicion of causing injury by repeatedly beating Mr. B, a man in his 50s, at a bar in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, around 6:30 a.m. on the 20th of last month. The two are known to be acquaintances who met in society.

The police initially investigated Mr. A on charges of injury, but after Mr. B died during hospital treatment, Mr. A was charged with murder.