Netizens are enraged over the case.
A person in his 70s reportedly handed away in Seoul after being hit by a rock thrown from a high-rise constructing.
In response to the Seoul Nowon Police Station and Gangbuk Hearth Station, on November 17, an aged man, recognized as Mr. Kim, died after sustaining a head harm. He was strolling round an residence complicated in Wolgye-dong, Nowon-gu, the place he was a resident when he was hit on the top by a rock thrown from about ten flooring up.
The hearth division was notified swiftly that an aged man had collapsed and was bleeding from his head. However by the point the primary responders arrived, Mr. Kim had already handed away. After confirming his loss of life, the hearth division handed the case over to the police.
It was found that the stone that killed Mr. Kim was thrown by a lower-grade elementary college boy who lives in the identical residence constructing. The rock was reportedly as massive as an grownup male’s fist.
The police are at the moment investigating the exact circumstances of the incident, specializing in the kid who threw the stone and his guardian. Nonetheless, they’ve made it clear that the kid might be fully excluded from felony legal responsibility as a result of he’s lower than 10 years of age. He would even be granted the protections supplied underneath the juvenile legislation.
The incident, nevertheless, has incited extreme backlash from netizens who really feel that the kid is sufficiently old to know concerning the risks of throwing issues from buildings. Many additionally criticized the mother and father for not educating their little one correctly, which finally led to such tragedy.