Suspended execution by swinging a weapon at the owner of the store next to his wife.

A man who visited a neighbor's shop owner who had a quarrel with his wife and wielded a weapon was sentenced to probation of prison.

The Incheon District Court sentenced A, a man in his 40s who was charged with attempted murder, to two and a half years in prison and four years of probation.

The court said the guilt is heavy, but it took into account that A is reflecting on the crime and that the victim does not want punishment.

Mr. A, who ran a restaurant in a traditional market in Incheon, is accused of injuring Mr. B, the owner of a neighboring side dish store, by wielding a weapon in August.

A was found to have committed the crime the day before after his wife had an argument with B and went to get an apology instead when he said, "Why didn't you protect him?"Mr.

B is said to have been on bad terms with Mr. and Mrs. A since they started selling overlapping menus from Chuseok two years ago.