Bodybuilder jailed for assaulting woman over parking dispute

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.