According to the legal community on the 14th, the day before, the Gangneung Branch of the Chuncheon District Court held a hearing to decide on an appeal in a case against 41-year-old Mr. A on charges of threats, assault, and violation of the Information and Communications Network Act.
At this event, Mr. A said, “I acknowledge my mistakes and am truly reflecting.”
From March to May of last year, Mr. A is accused of calling his subordinate, Mr. B, 86 times and verbally abusing him to cause fear or anxiety, threatening him 16 times, and assaulting him 4 times, including hitting him with a fist.
Mr. A called Mr. B and said, “You really have to kill ○○○. Let’s start tomorrow morning. You stupid ○○”, “I’m sorry, you ○○○”, “Every time. It was confirmed that he frequently used abusive language, such as “Do you want to start in the morning?”, “Even if you don’t have a concept, you should get rid of it to the extent possible,” and “As soon as you come tomorrow morning, you’ll have to hit 12 beats.”
Mr. B ended up taking his own life on May 23rd due to the bullying that had become his daily routine.
The company the two worked for was an automobile parts company in Sokcho City, a small company with less than five employees.
At the time, this company was the victim’s first job, and Mr. A was an employee with 20 years of experience.
Previously, the first trial court said, “As a boss, he assaulted the victim several times and repeatedly verbally abused and threatened him. The victim suffered almost every day and died at a young age. This case is an extreme case of workplace bullying or abuse of power in the workplace. He was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison and detained in court.
In relation to this, Mr. A’s lawyer said, “During the investigation and first trial, the cause of the victim’s death was acknowledged without dispute, but as a result of the factual inquiry, it was confirmed in 2021.
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“It was confirmed that the victim had been reported missing several times due to domestic disputes in 2012,” he said, adding, “It appears that there were other factors in the victim’s death.”
The prosecution requested that Mr. A’s appeal be dismissed, saying, “Given the circumstances, it appears that the defendant assaulted the victim habitually and that the victim died due to bullying at work, and his behavior was bad, including blaming the victim for the cause of death.” .
The appeal hearing for Mr. A will be held on the 5th of next month.