Uijeongbu District Court finds not guilty a woman in her 30s who made a false 112 call

A woman in her 30s who was put on trial on charges of causing police officers to respond by calling 112 multiple times falsely, saying, “Someone stabbed me with a knife,” was found not guilty.

According to the legal community on the 3rd, Judge Kim Hee-dong of Criminal Division 3 of the Uijeongbu District Court acquitted A, a woman in her 30s, who was indicted without detention on charges of obstruction of official duties.

Mr. A called 112 from an apartment in Uijeongbu City at around 8:40 pm on August 20 last year and reported, "Someone came with a knife and stabbed me. My stomach hurts. I just opened the door and left."

At the time, there was no fact that Mr. A had actually been stabbed with a weapon, but the police who received the report urgently dispatched 7 people, including police officers from the district unit, to Mr. A's house.

Mr. A has reported to 112 several times before. It was discovered that on the day of the incident, at around 6:10 p.m., another person reported that he had entered his house.

Mr. A was put on trial on charges of interfering with the police's handling of the 112 call case by deceiving police officers with a false report.

However, the court judged that it was difficult to conclude that Mr. A deceived the police officers while aware that the report was false.

The court explained, "Mr. A was diagnosed with mental illness at two medical institutions after the incident, and in response to the 112 call made earlier on the day of the incident, the police officer recorded, 'The reporter truly believed that a man from the house below came into her residence.'" "When the police checked with Ms. A's husband, there was also a statement that the symptoms began four years ago."

He added, "In the crime of obstruction of official duties by fraud, fraud is creating a misconception, illusion, or misconception in the other party and using it to achieve the actor's goal."