"Refused to Pay, Then Threatened and Caused Disturbance After Meal: Man in His 70s Sentenced to Prison"

[Financial News] A man in his 70s was sentenced to prison after refusing to pay for his meal at a restaurant and threatening to attack with a weapon while causing a disturbance.
According to the legal community on the 25th, Criminal Division 13 (Single Judge), Judge Kim Sung-eun, sentenced a certain Mr. Kim, a man in his 70s, to two years in prison on charges of obstruction of business and violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (theft).
On May 12, Mr. Kim had lunch at a restaurant in Guro-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, then refused to pay, shouted, "I can't pay. Call the police," and hurled insults.
He also struck the restaurant owner's spouse with a cane and threatened, "I will attack you with a weapon," thereby disrupting the restaurant's operations.
In April, Mr. Kim was caught by a passerby while attempting to steal property from a parked car in Guro-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, after opening the driver's door. The theft was unsuccessful.
In the early morning of August 4, he stole four batteries from a convenience store in Jeongneung-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. On the morning of the 11th, he secretly placed wired earphones in his jacket pocket and stole them from the same store.
Mr. Kim had already been sentenced to prison five times for theft and other crimes from 2010 to last year, yet continued to commit similar offenses multiple times.
The court stated, "He committed these acts during the repeat offender period without showing any remorse," and added, "Given that he has not reached an agreement with the victims or compensated them, strict punishment is necessary."
psh@fnnews.com Park Sung-hyun Reporter