40-Year-Old Woman Breaks Nose of University Hospital Nurse After Being Told to Take Off Shoes and Step on Scale

On the 31st, the Cheongju Cheongwon Police Station in Chungbuk booked A (40, female) without detention on charges of assault and disturbance, including assault and insult, for attacking a nurse and causing a commotion at a university hospital.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] On the 31st, the Cheongju Cheongwon Police Station in Chungbuk reported that A (40, female) was booked without detention on charges of assault and disturbance for assaulting a nurse and causing a commotion at a university hospital.

A is accused of punching B, a woman nurse in her 20s, at the urology ward of Chungbuk National University Hospital at around 8:30 a.m. on the 21st.

B reportedly suffered injuries requiring two weeks of medical treatment, including a broken nasal bone, due to A's assault.

At the time, A reportedly became angry and argued after a nurse told her to take off her shoes and step on the weighing scale, then swung a fist at B.

The police plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the incident by questioning the hospital and the nurse, and will soon forward the case to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment.

Additionally, Chungbuk National University Hospital is considering filing a complaint against A for obstruction of business.

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