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South Korean Court Acquits Police and Firefighters in Self-Harm Death Case

A South Korean court unanimously acquitted police and firefighters accused of causing death by stuffing a cloth in a drunk woman's mouth.

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The Changwon District Court sentenced two police officers and two firefighters to not guilty on charges of negligence causing death. [1] Changwon District Court Judge Lee Byung-ho sentenced a 40-year-old man named A to 14 months in prison on June 4 for burglary and theft. [2] Police officers placed a cloth in the woman's mouth to stop her from biting her tongue, which led to her death from airway obstruction on September 17, 2022. [3] The court ruled that the defendants used the cloth as a necessary means to stop the woman from self-harming while she resisted arrest violently. [4] The defendants were accused of causing the death of A, a 41-year-old woman, after she attempted to bite her own tongue while resisting arrest on August 26, 2022. [5] On June 9 at approximately 12:21 AM, the man entered a gold shop in Seongsan-gu, Changwon City, and stole 15 items worth 43.16 million won. [6] The man was charged with four offenses including burglary at night and theft, resulting in a sentence of 1 year and 2 months. [7] The suspect also faces charges for breaking into a clothing store on June 8 and stealing items worth 99,000 won. [8]
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  1. The Changwon District Court sentenced two police officers and two firefighters to not guilty on charges of negligence causing death. · 매일경제South Korea
  2. Changwon District Court Judge Lee Byung-ho sentenced a 40-year-old man named A to 14 months in prison on June 4 for burglary and theft. · 동아일보
  3. Police officers placed a cloth in the woman's mouth to stop her from biting her tongue, which led to her death from airway obstruction on September 17, 2022. · 매일경제South Korea
  4. The court ruled that the defendants used the cloth as a necessary means to stop the woman from self-harming while she resisted arrest violently. · 매일경제South Korea
  5. The defendants were accused of causing the death of A, a 41-year-old woman, after she attempted to bite her own tongue while resisting arrest on August 26, 2022. · 매일경제South Korea
  6. On June 9 at approximately 12:21 AM, the man entered a gold shop in Seongsan-gu, Changwon City, and stole 15 items worth 43.16 million won. · 동아일보
  7. The man was charged with four offenses including burglary at night and theft, resulting in a sentence of 1 year and 2 months. · 동아일보
  8. The suspect also faces charges for breaking into a clothing store on June 8 and stealing items worth 99,000 won. · 동아일보
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