Trio Sentenced to Prison for Home Invasion and Assault with Expandable Batons

A three-member robbery gang that broke into a home in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, assaulting and binding a family with expandable batons, has been sentenced to significant prison terms.

The Cheongju District Court sentenced the ringleader, identified as A, to 10 years in prison, while his two accomplices received sentences of 8 years and 6 years, respectively, on charges of robbery resulting in bodily injury.

The court stated, "The defendants used physical force, including striking the victims with expandable batons while demanding the safe's password while the victims were bound." The court further noted, "Considering the extreme fear and anxiety the victims must have experienced, as well as the premeditated nature of the crime, a heavy sentence is inevitable."

However, the court explained the reasoning for the sentencing by adding, "We took into account that the injuries were not severe and that the defendants cooperated with the investigation, which led to the arrest of additional accomplices."

Previously, on the morning of March 9 at approximately 9:50 a.m., the three individuals entered a detached house in Jincheon County, assaulted four family members—including an elderly person in their 80s and their grandchild—with expandable batons, and tied their hands and feet with cable ties before demanding the password to their safe.

Investigations revealed that the group had planned the crime after hearing rumors that a large sum of cash was kept at the residence, and they had even conducted a pre-crime reconnaissance of the location.

The perpetrators abandoned their robbery attempt and fled after one of the family members managed to escape through a window, but all three were apprehended four days later.

Reported by Jung Da-eun | Video by Ahn Jun-hyeok | Design by Lee Jung-ju | Produced by SBS Digital News
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