A woman who was assaulted by a customer while working part-time at a convenience store because her hair was short has reportedly suffered hearing loss as a sequela.
The victim, Ms. A, posted on her social media account on the 29th, stating, "I am the part-time worker victim of the Jinju convenience store assault incident," updating her current condition.
In her post, she said, "I am going to an otolaryngology clinic today to have a hearing aid made," and revealed, "I was diagnosed with damage to the auditory nerve in my left ear and sensorineural hearing loss due to the perpetrator's assault."
"There is no separate treatment for the hearing loss that has already occurred, so it remains a permanent damage, and wearing a hearing aid is the only method," she added.
She also said, "I will stay strong until the end as you have watched over me and stood by me, so please continue to watch over this case and support me until the end."
Post uploaded by the victim of the convenience store assault in Jinju, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Captured from X (formerly Twitter)]
Earlier, on November 4th last year, around 12:10 a.m., Ms. A was working part-time at a convenience store in Hadae-dong, Jinju, when she was indiscriminately assaulted by a man in his 20s, Mr. B.
Due to Mr. B's assault, Ms. A suffered a sprain and ligament damage in her arm and injuries to her ear.
A customer in his 50s, Mr. C, who tried to stop the assault at the time, was also injured in the shoulder and forehead, and reportedly suffered fractures around his nose.
Mr. B, who was intoxicated at the time of the crime, is understood to have said things like, "Seeing that your hair is short, you must be a feminist," and "Feminists need to be beaten," while assaulting her.
At the trial on the 5th, the prosecution requested a five-year prison sentence for Mr. B, stating, "He committed an abnormal crime causing the victim to suffer."
The sentencing hearing is scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. on April 9th.
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