A Man in His 50s Who Assaulted a Taxi Driver Refusing Service and Threw Food... Fined 1 Million Won

Cheongju District Court Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Hee-eun Park] A man in his 50s who assaulted a taxi driver and threw duck stew for refusing to give him a ride was sentenced to a fine.

On the 15th, Judge Jeong Yeon-ju of the Criminal Division 5 at Cheongju District Court announced that A (53) was fined 1 million won for assault and property damage after assaulting a taxi driver and throwing food.

A was previously brought to trial for hitting the shoulder of taxi driver B (64) with an umbrella on a road in Sangdang-gu, Cheongju City, around 4:30 p.m. on September 12 last year.

According to the investigation, A hailed a taxi at the time but was refused a ride. He then chased B’s taxi for about 20 meters, opened the front passenger door, and swung an umbrella. When B reported to the police, A is also known to have thrown packaged duck stew at him.

During the police investigation, A stated that "I was angry because the taxi driver refused to give me a ride" as the reason for the crime.

A requested a formal trial, arguing that the summary indictment by the prosecution with a fine of 1 million won was "too harsh."

The court ruled, "Considering the motive and circumstances of the crime comprehensively, the fine in the summary order does not seem heavy, so the sentence was set the same as the summary order."

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