Kim Gyuri Escapes Dramatically After Fracture Injury in Home Invasion; Warrant Review for Man in His 40s

Actress 'Kim Gyuri' home invasion and horrific 'robbery assault' incident occurs

A man in his 40s who entered actress 'Kim Gyuri'’s home without permission and carried out a horrific robbery assault has been put at the turning point of detention.

'Kim Gyuri' avoids tragedy, makes a dramatic escape amid the pain of a broken bone

According to the legal community on the 22nd, the man in his 40s identified as A, who was arrested the day before on charges of 'robbery assault,' appeared at the afternoon 'pretrial interrogation of the suspect prior to arrest' (warrant substantive review) held at the Seoul Central District Court on that day.

Unselective beatings carried out at 'Bukchon Hanok Village' residence

The incident occurred around 9 p.m. on the 20th. A entered 'Kim Gyuri's' home located in Seoul’s Jongno District’s 'Bukchon Hanok Village' without permission. He is accused of demanding valuables and subjecting 'Kim Gyuri' and another woman who was at the residence at the time to unselective assaults.

The 'Kim Gyuri,' who suffered fracture injuries in which bones were broken and bruises, made a dramatic escape outside the house while a window opened up amid A’s lapse in watching. It was also confirmed that, afterward, she was able to prevent a bigger tragedy by urgently asking nearby passersby for help.

Defendant who kept silent throughout; heightened attention on 'whether detention is ordered'

Arriving at court at around 2:50 p.m. that day, A walked into the courtroom while offering no answers to questions from reporters about the motive for the crime and whether it was planned in advance. A’s 'whether detention is ordered' is expected to be decided as early as late afternoon of that day.