Two S.Korea Boys Got Prison Sentences of Bullying leading into Victim's Suicide

By Park Sae-jin Posted : February 21, 2012, 12:05 Updated : February 21, 2012, 12:05
Two South Korean teens got terms of prison after they admitted bullying a school classmate until he committed suicide in South Korea's district court. Both fifteen year olds were sentenced to three years and three and a half years respectively. Their time could be reduced by a year, depending on their behavior in prison.

Beginning in April 2011, the two forced the victim to play online games on their behalf, took the game winnings and beat him frequently, according to the court records.

According to Yonhap news agency, the teens also admitted to taking food from the victim‘s home, pushing his head into the sink and forcing him to eat biscuits off the ground. The victim named his bullies on his will before taking his life by jumping off a building in last December in 2011.

Even though neither of the plaintiffs have a criminal record, the prison terms were issued because of the outcome and high public criticism.

The parents of the bullied student, who are both schoolteachers, filed suit earlier this month against the school, its head teacher and principal, and the parents of both convicted middle school students, Yonhap news agency said.

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