50s Man Drunk, Assaults 20s Female Passenger, Halts Subway for 10 Minutes

Busan Metropolitan Police Agency. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] An incident occurred where a drunken man in his 50s assaulted a female passenger and caused the subway operation to stop for 10 minutes.

Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 14th at 11:56 PM that they apprehended Mr. A, who was intoxicated and caused a disturbance by assaulting passengers on Busan Subway Line 1.

According to the police, Mr. A boarded the subway at Seomyeon Station on Urban Railroad Line 1 and caused a disturbance inside the train by shouting and taking off his upper clothes.

As a result, the subway heading toward Nopo stopped for 5 minutes each at Yeonsan Station and Busan National University Station, causing great inconvenience to passengers.

When a female passenger in her 20s tried to intervene, Mr. A cursed and punched her.

While the train was stopped at Busan National University Station, a subway station staff member apprehended Mr. A and handed him over to the police.

The police arrested Mr. A on the spot on charges including obstruction of business and are currently investigating.

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