The prosecution summoned a middle school student accused of assaulting National Assembly member Bae Hyun-jin of the People Power Party on the 21st.
The Public Investigation Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Jo Min-woo) is currently investigating A (15) as a suspect on charges including special assault.
A is accused of hitting Assembly member Bae's head 15 times with a stone block at a building in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, at 5:12 p.m. on January 25. Assembly member Bae sustained injuries including a scalp laceration and was hospitalized for three days for treatment.
A, who was arrested at the scene by the police, was admitted to a psychiatric medical institution on an emergency basis and later transferred to protective hospitalization while undergoing police investigation. It is reported that A stated during the police investigation that the crime was committed unconsciously. In the past, A also threw coffee at actor Yoo Ah-in as he was leaving Mapo Police Station after a drug-related arrest warrant was dismissed.
The police sent A to the prosecution without detention in February, stating, "Although this is a serious matter that can be seen as a terrorist act against a politician, considering that the suspect admitted to the charges and related evidence was secured, that he is currently receiving inpatient treatment, and the regulations related to juvenile offender investigations, we proceeded with an investigation without detention."
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