40s Man Arrested for Assaulting Convenience Store Employee on New Year's Day

Victim Sustains Injuries Requiring 8 Weeks of Medical Treatment Due to Assault

A man in his 40s who assaulted an employee working at a convenience store in Busan on New Year's Day was arrested by the police.

Busan Haeundae Police Station. Yonhap News

The Haeundae Police Station in Busan announced on the 6th that they had arrested a man in his 40s, identified as A, on charges of assault for attacking a female employee. A is accused of assaulting a woman in her 50s who was working at a convenience store in Haeundae-gu, Busan, at around 1:45 a.m. on the 1st.

It was understood that A requested the victim to find a specific product but suddenly expressed dissatisfaction. Due to A's assault, the victim was diagnosed with fractures and given an eight-week recovery period.

After the incident, the police tracked A based on convenience store CCTV footage and other evidence, and on the afternoon of the 6th, they urgently arrested him at his residence.