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

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The Korea Times. (2026, October 15). South Korean boss jailed for shooting industrial air gun into Thai worker’s anus. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3370975/south-korean-boss-jailed-shooting-industrial-air-gun-thai-workers-anus?utm_source=rss_feed

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A South Korean manufacturing company owner has been sentenced to three years in prison for severely injuring a Thai worker by shooting high-pressure air from an industrial air gun into his body. The incident occurred on February 20 at the factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi province. The victim suffered severe rectal injuries requiring surgery, while the company owner also deducted medical expenses from the victim’s wages and showed no remorse for the crime.
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Story summary

A South Korean manufacturing company owner identified as A was sentenced to three years in prison for severely injuring a Thai worker, C, by firing high-pressure air from an industrial air gun into his anus at a factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi province, on February 20. The incident led to C suffering a traumatic rectal perforation measuring more than 10cm (three inches) and requiring surgery. During the trial, Judge Koo Na-young of the Suwon district court also found A guilty of aggravated bodily injury and violations of the Labour Standards Act. Additionally, A showed no remorse and deducted medical expenses from C’s wages, further compounding the victim's hardship.

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Hwaseong South Korean Suwon Thai the Labour Standards Act

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South Korean NORP · 2× Thai NORP · 2× Gyeonggi province GPE · 1× Hwaseong GPE · 1× Koo Na PERSON · 1× Suwon GPE · 1×

Narrative

A was indicted on charges of placing the nozzle of an industrial air gun against the anal area of C, a Thai man in his 40s, and blasting high-pressure air for about seven seconds at his factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi province, on February 20. C suffered injuries including a traumatic rectal perforation measuring more than 10cm (three inches) and underwent surgery.
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2026-10-15 · South China Morning Post
South Korean boss jailed for shooting industrial air gun into Thai worker’s anus · assertive framing

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South Korean boss jailed for shooting industrial air gun into Thai worker’s anus The factory owner, who received a three-year jail term, also showed no remorse and deducted medical expenses from the victim’s wages asserted
who → jail → wages
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. asserted
owner → accuse → prison
Judge Koo Na-young of the Suwon district court on Thursday sentenced the owner of a metal-cleaning company, a man in his 60s identified only as A, to three years in prison on charges of aggravated bodily injury and violations of the Labour Standards Act. asserted
young → sentence → Act
The court dismissed the case against A’s wife, identified as B, who had been charged with intimidation. asserted
who → dismiss → intimidation
A was indicted on charges of placing the nozzle of an industrial air gun against the anal area of C, a Thai man in his 40s, and blasting high-pressure air for about seven seconds at his factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi province, on February 20. C suffered injuries including a traumatic rectal perforation measuring more than 10cm (three inches) and underwent surgery. asserted
C → indict → surgery
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