Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Bodybuilder jailed for assaulting woman over parking dispute
This July 10, 2023, file photo shows a former professional bodybuilder accused of assaulting a woman in a parking dispute in Incheon. A district court in Incheon on Friday sentenced him to two years in prison. Newsis
By Jung Min-ho
A former professional bodybuilder has been sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting a woman in a parking dispute in Incheon last year.
The Incheon District Court on Friday convicted the man, 38, of inflicting serious injuries on a woman in her 30s who complained to him about double-parking and not answering her calls for 30 minutes at a parking lot inside an apartment complex on May 20.
As a result of the attack, the woman suffered multiple fractures and muscle damage, which required six weeks of treatment for recovery.
Judge Hong Jun-seo said a heavy penalty was “inevitable” given the level of her injuries and the level of threat she must have felt from the man's size.
Initially, the victim was also accused of assaulting the man, according to the man and his wife. But footage obtained from nearby cameras showed the victim was being beaten helplessly by the couple.