Busan High School Students Assault Case, Police Investigation Commences

A group of high school students in Busan has been investigated by the police for assaulting a fellow student.

On the 23rd, the Dongnae Police Station in Busan announced that an incident occurred earlier this month in the parking lot of a villa in Dongnae District, where 2-3 high school students assaulted their classmate, Mr. A (19), in a group.

According to a video released by Busan MBC, multiple students surrounded Mr. A and carried out indiscriminate attacks with punches and kicks. Notably, one student can be seen instructing others to "record the video" of the assault.

As a result of the assault, Mr. A suffered injuries, including a broken nasal bone, and received a medical diagnosis of three weeks of severe injury.

The investigation revealed that Mr. A was not previously acquainted with the assailants. According to claims from Mr. A’s side, the motive for the attack stemmed from a simple 'social media blocking' issue.

It is reported that one of the assailants' girlfriends demanded Mr. A to block him on social media because she was close to him; the collective assault took place after Mr. A refused the demand.

After the incident, Mr. A immediately reported the assault to his school, and this was forwarded to the School Violence Countermeasures Committee (SVC).

A specialized investigator for school violence was assigned to conduct an investigation of the related students, but the situation remains unresolved as the assailants argue that it was a case of 'mutual assault'.

A police official stated, “We plan to thoroughly investigate the details of the assault and whether the recorded video has been distributed externally before forwarding the case to the prosecution."

Image source: Mr. A being assaulted / Busan MBC, reference photo for understanding the article / Getty Images Bank