A Man in His 50s Arrested for Striking Convenience Store Employee's Head with Wine Bottle over "Mask Wearing" Dispute

The photo shows the exterior of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Police Agency.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The Uiseong Police Station in Gyeongbuk announced on the 19th that they have arrested Mr. A (52) on charges of special assault for hitting a convenience store employee's head with a wine bottle while urging mask-wearing.

According to the police, Mr. A allegedly became angry when an employee at a convenience store in Uiseong-eup, Uiseong-gun, asked him to "please wear a mask" around 10 p.m. on the 7th, and struck the employee's head multiple times with a wine bottle displayed in the store. The employee sustained injuries requiring three weeks of medical treatment.

During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated that "I went to the convenience store while drinking, and the employee asked me to wear a mask in a casual tone, so I couldn't control my anger."

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