South Korean man accused of scalding Thai wife denies charges

The woman had severe burns, and the man later took her to a hospital in Seoul’s Seongdong-gu. - NNUTT AAOMSIN/FACEBOOK, ROYAL THAI EMBASSY, SEOUL/FACEBOOK

SEOUL: Police officials said on Saturaday (Dec 27) they have transferred to the prosecution the assault case of a South Korean man who maintains that he did not intend to pour boiling water on his wife’s face.

The suspect, in his 40s, has been placed under arrest with detention for special bodily injury on another — assault via dangerous object or collective force — according to the Uijeongbu Police Station in Gyeonggi Province.