"Hit in the Face by a Man in His 50s After Taxi Driver's Remark to 'Wear a Mask While Talking'"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A man in his 50s who was prosecuted for headbutting a taxi driver while cursing at him after being told to "wear a mask even when talking on the phone" received a prison sentence with a suspended sentence.

The Daegu District Court, Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Lee Ho-cheol), on the 29th, sentenced Mr. A, who was charged with assaulting a taxi driver while riding in a taxi (violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, including assault on a driver), to 6 months in prison with a 2-year suspension. The court also ordered probation and 40 hours of violence treatment lectures.

According to the Daegu District Court, Mr. A was indicted for assaulting a taxi driver in his 60s (male) by headbutting his face and verbally abusing him after getting into the front passenger seat of a taxi near Suseong Lake in Daegu at around 9:41 p.m. on April 12.

It was investigated that Mr. A committed the crime out of anger after the taxi driver asked him to wear a mask while talking on the phone.

The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "The defendant's criminal nature is not good, and he has a criminal record of more than 10 times including similar crimes," and "considering the defendant's remorse and the fact that he reached a settlement with the victim."

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