By Woo Ji-won



A man who assaulted woman because he thought she was a male has been jailed for 18 months.

Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office said Thursday that the man, surnamed Lee, 48, punched Choi, 62, in the face several times while they were drinking at a small restaurant in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, in June.

Lee, who was drunk, got the idea that Choi was "too hairy for a woman."

He shouted at her, telling her to reveal her real gender and accused her of "dressing like a drag queen." He then punched her in the face several times and left the restaurant.

At a nearby park, Lee ran into his neighbor Shin, 51, whom he believed "looked mean."

Lee hit Shin in the face, making his nose bleed. Shin needed 20 sheets of tissues to stop the bleeding, according to Segye Ilbo.

The court heard that Lee had a long history of violence and committed his last crime less than three years ago.