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South Korean boss jailed 3 years for air gun assault on worker

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A South Korean factory owner has been sentenced to three years in prison for aggravated bodily injury and violating labor laws. The owner, identified as 'A', used an industrial air gun to blast high-pressure air into the anus of a Thai migrant worker at his factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. The victim suffered severe internal injuries requiring surgery. The court dismissed charges against the owner's wife. AI

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South Korean boss jailed 3 years for air gun assault on worker

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · The Korea Times ·

    South Korean boss jailed for shooting industrial air gun into Thai worker’s anus

    A South Korean manufacturing company owner accused of severely injuring a migrant worker by firing high-pressure air from an industrial air gun into his body has been sentenced to three years in prison. Judge Koo Na-young of the Suwon district court on Thursday sentenced the owne…

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