7-year-old girl suspected of dropping dumbbell that critically injured woman
The dumbbell that seriously injured a woman is marked as evidence during a police probe on May 19. / Courtesy of SBS
By Oh Young-jin
A girl, 7, is suspected of dropping a dumbbell from her high-rise apartment that seriously injured a woman, 50, in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.
The woman, who lives in the apartment complex, suffered broken bones in her shoulder and cracked ribs when the 1.5 kilogram dumbbell hit her on May 19.
The girl's family told police the dumbbell belonged to them and was stored in the girl's room. But the girl denied throwing it.
Even if she proves to be responsible, she cannot be punished because she is a minor. But the injured woman may seek civil damages.
Three years ago, a boy, 9, threw a brick from his apartment that killed a man working on a cat house in a flower bed next to the building.