[Exclusive] Middle School Students Who Lured and Assaulted Another School's Student Saying "I Will Kill Your Parents," Under Police Investigation

Dragged to a Hill and Threatened with a Stone
Victim Diagnosed with Three Weeks of Injuries and Psychiatric Treatment

Students at a middle school in Changwon, Gyeongnam, dragged a student from another school to a nearby hill and assaulted her multiple times, prompting a police investigation.

According to the Changwon Western Police Station, on the 23rd, a report was received that a first-year middle school student, A, from a certain middle school in Changwon was assaulted about 40 times by a third-year student B and first-year students C and D from another middle school near a park and hill close to A’s school.

According to the police and A’s side, around 11:30 a.m. that day, A was playing at her home with her friend E.

Meanwhile, B and others, who were looking to assault E, confirmed that E was at A’s house and called A, demanding that she come out to meet them.

At that time, E did not answer the call from B and others and had her phone turned off.

When A replied, “I will pass on the message, but I can’t confirm whether E will come or not,” B threatened, “You come out too. If you don’t, we will come to your house and kill your parents.”

As a result, A went out with E to the location demanded by B and others, and A began to be assaulted in front of E.

They then dragged A to a hill and continued the assault. During this, C threatened A by lifting a stone.

On the day of the incident, A did not return home until after 2 p.m. and was rushed to the emergency room for treatment but experienced vomiting throughout the night.

The next day, the 24th, A was hospitalized and diagnosed with injuries requiring three weeks of recovery and received psychiatric treatment.

Among the perpetrators, B and C are known not to be juvenile offenders under the age of 10 but under 14, meaning they are not subject to criminal prosecution.

A’s father said, “My daughter, whom I raised like a flower, was beaten by kids she didn’t even know,” adding, “Seeing her try to act bright and strong, crying and laughing after just a few days, breaks my heart.”

He continued, “The day after she was hospitalized, one of the perpetrators and their parent came to the hospital room to apologize while my wife and I were briefly away. For my daughter, that student is a source of fear, so showing up unannounced in her hospital room is nothing but secondary harm.”

He said, “I don’t understand why kids from a different school, with no connection to my daughter, would beat her. One of them is an elementary school classmate, so I know their contact information, but there’s no reason for the assault.”

He also said, “I had to come to work because I have no choice, but I’m so anxious that the perpetrators might come again that I can’t focus on work. My daughter says school is starting soon, and she needs to make friends and study, but I don’t know if it’s safe to send her.”

“We requested the convening of a school violence committee and punishment for the perpetrators at their school, but there has been no significant response yet,” he said. “I hope not only the police but also the school properly manage and punish the students involved.”

The police have completed the victim’s investigation and are reviewing E’s statement and whether there is CCTV footage from the scene. They plan to question the perpetrators soon.

A police official said, “At the victim’s request, we have blocked the perpetrators’ access and warned that failure to comply could result in stalking charges,” adding, “Depending on the investigation results, we will take measures such as referring the case to the prosecution.”