Negligent Brick Throwing Leads to Six-Month Prison Sentence

The judge condemned the defendant's reckless actions, resulting in a six-month prison sentence for injuring a crew member.

### Sentencing for Brick-Throwing Incident During Drama Filming
* ⚖ The judge explained the sentencing, emphasizing that the defendant could not provide **recovery for the victim's injuries**.
* 🕓 The suspect was apprehended around 4 AM based on witness statements indicating that **bricks were thrown from nearby**.
* 🏛 Judge Park So-jeong sentenced the defendant to six months in prison, highlighting the presence of **approximately 40 members of a drama filming crew** in the narrow alley at the time of the incident.
* 🔍 The judge noted that the structure allowed **visibility from the balcony**, making it foreseeable that **throwing a brick could injure someone**.
* 😡 The defendant, angered by the loud noise from the filming, threw the brick, resulting in **injury to a 20-year-old female crew member**.
* The victim suffered a **4 cm laceration to her head** and required medical treatment after being struck by the brick, which **missed its intended target**.
* 🚨 The judge pointed out the defendant's **significant culpability** and **lack of responsibility** for the harm caused to the victim, even after the incident occurred last April.

Last April, a man in his 40s living in Jongno-gu, Seoul, was furious after he couldn't sleep until dawn because a drama shoot was taking place in the alleyway in front of his house until 3:30 AM. He tried to sleep, but the noise and the bright lights were disrupting his rest. Angry, he stepped out onto his balcony to observe the situation. At that time, there were about 40 people involved in the drama filming. Unable to contain his anger, he decided to destroy a lighting fixture that had been set up by the crew. He picked up a brick, about 19 cm in size, from his balcony and threw it at the lighting fixture. However, the brick missed the target and fell directly below the balcony, hitting the head of a 20-year-old female crew member instead. The woman, suddenly struck by the brick, suffered a 4 cm laceration to the back of her head and required medical treatment. The police, who were dispatched to the scene,

Based on witness statements that bricks were thrown from nearby, the suspect was apprehended around 4 AM. Following a police investigation, they were charged with serious injury due to negligence and were brought to trial. Judge Park So-jeong of the Seoul Central District Court, who presided over the case, sentenced the defendant to six months in prison. Judge Park noted that at the time of the incident, there were about 40 members of a drama filming crew in the narrow alley, and the structure allowed people to be visible from the balcony. Therefore, it was easy to foresee that throwing a brick could result in injury to anyone. Furthermore, despite this, the defendant threw the brick out of anger over the loud noise from the drama filming, injuring the victim. The judge emphasized that, considering the motives and details of the crime, the defendant's culpability was significant. Additionally, it was pointed out that even after committing the crime around April of last year, the defendant had not taken responsibility for the harm caused to the victim.

He explained the reasons for the sentencing, stating that he could not provide recovery.

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Disruption from Drama Shoot Leads to Injury

A man in his 40s in Jongno-gu, Seoul, was disturbed by a drama shoot's noise and lights until 3:30 AM.

In anger, he threw a brick at a lighting fixture, but it missed and hit a 20-year-old female crew member, causing a laceration to her head.

The woman required medical treatment, and the police were dispatched to the scene.

Sentencing of Defendant for Negligent Injury

The defendant was sentenced to six months in prison for throwing a brick and injuring a victim during a drama filming's loud noise.

The judge highlighted the foreseeability of injury due to the crowded alley and the defendant's significant culpability.

Despite the incident occurring in April of the previous year, the defendant had not taken responsibility for the harm caused to the victim.