Middle Schoolers Tear Open and Vandalize Products at Unmanned Store; Owner Cancels Payment After the Fact—Why?

Three middle school students visited an unmanned stationery store in Pohang. They tore open packaging of items they had not purchased and engaged in horseplay, damaging over 80 products.

The store owner, who confirmed the damage through CCTV, anticipated the students would return and monitored the situation. Two days later, the students returned to the store. When they repeated the same behavior, the owner immediately reported them to the police, and the students were caught in the act.

However, what was even more baffling was the reaction following the incident. The owner claims that not only did the students show no remorse, but their parents also offered an absurdly low settlement amount.

We have captured the scene of that day when the unmanned stationery store was left in a mess in the video.

Reported by Kim Hee-jung | Produced by Yang Hyun-yi | Video by Lee Eui-sun | Graphics by Lee Jung-ju | Source: Morning Wide Part 3
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