A disturbing case of premeditated violence sent shock waves throughout South Korea after a group of teenagers, some young people such as the age of elementary schools, have made a brutal attack on a 40 -year -old man in a crime that experts say that mirrors organized a band behavior.
According to the police and a recent MBC Hidden eye Report, the group of eight teenagers, between 12 and 16 conditional meeting (A transactional encounter often involving minor stress). Once inside, the group has taken an ambush to the man, beating it incessantly with kicks, punches and even hitting it with a fire extinguisher until he lost consciousness.
Profiler Kwon Il-Yong described the attack as “meticulously planned”, noting that extreme violence had the purpose of terrorizing the victim in silence and preventing him from denouncing crime. Incredibly, the attackers filmed the assault and later shared the videos on social media, probably to further extort the money from the victim.
Perhaps the most alarming detail is the involvement of a fifth grade elementary student, highlighting the increasingly young age in which serious crimes are committed. Experts suggest that some of the youngest attackers may have been guided by an missed “heroes”, believing that they punish a offender.
The group was arrested after another guest of the Motel reported the disorder. Five suspicions of age equal to or over 14 years of age are facing accusations including aggravated robbery, aggression and violations of telecommunications laws, while the three younger ones will be processed through the juvenile court.
The Profiler Pyo Chang-Won warned that this case has similarities with past crimes, including the notorious Valley Murder Case involving Eun-Hae, which also started with a conditional meeting Scamma before intensifying in murder. The authorities are now under pressure to face the growing trend of crimes organized by young people, in particular those involving digital trapping and extreme violence.
This case has rekindled the debates on the laws on juvenile crime, on the role of social media in facilitating violence and how to prevent such shocking acts in the future.
