Korean allegedly beat French girlfriend

By Kang Aa-young

A Korean man in his 20s was booked without detention Tuesday for allegedly hitting his French girlfriend.

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said the alleged assault happened about 4 a.m. Saturday in a bar in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

The victim, 25, told police the man started hitting her after she said she wanted to break up with him. She said he beat her “like she's a bug.”

The Frenchwoman is in Korea on a “working holiday” visa.

The Korean Working Holiday (H1) visa allows foreigners to stay here for up to a year while doing short-term work.