A man in his 20s who threatened his girlfriend into sending him money for drinks and then injured her by shoving her received a suspended prison sentence, a court said.
Senior Judge Bae On-sil of the Ulsan District Court's Criminal Division 1 sentenced the man, identified only as A, to six months in prison, suspended for two years, on charges of extortion and assault causing bodily injury, the court said on the 4th.
A is accused of knocking the woman, identified as B, to the ground during an argument after the two had been drinking in a busy commercial district in Ulsan's Nam District in February, leaving her with injuries requiring two weeks of treatment.
A blocked B as she tried to take a taxi home and threatened to hit her, telling her he would let her go home if she sent him 100,000 won ($70) on top of what they had spent on drinks that night.
B transferred 200,000 won to A, but the assault continued. Investigators found that A shoved her several times and knocked her to the ground, injuring her.
"Although the offense is not minor, the defendant does not appear to have recognized his wrongdoing even in court," the court said. "However, the amount involved was small and the injuries were minor, and these factors were taken into account."
