Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
Man jailed for repeated acid attacks on woman
A man, 26, stole sulfuric acid from the lab where he worked and threw it over a cafe owner in Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong Province. Gettyimagesbank
By Lee Gyu-lee
By Lee Gyu-lee
A man was sentenced Wednesday to a year behind bars for repeatedly attacking a woman with sulfuric acid in Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong Province.
The man, 26, threw acid on the woman, 50, a cafe owner, three times ― last July, August and December. The attacks happened in the cafe. She suffered burns on her back and buttocks.
The court heard the man stole the acid from the lab at the company where he worked.
Police said he did not have any apparent ax to grind with the victim.
The defendant pleaded not guilty and has filed an appeal.