Drivers on the road and nurses in hospitals face verbal abuse and assault... 60s sentenced to prison

Verbal Abuse Toward Nurse Due to Delayed Consultation Time... Assault on Upper Body and Neck of Nurse Who Tried to Intervene

A taxi driver in his 60s who caused disturbances and committed assaults regardless of locations such as hospitals and streets was sentenced to imprisonment.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Woo-seok] A taxi driver in his 60s who committed verbal abuse and assault regardless of location, including hospitals and roads, was sentenced to prison.

The Daejeon District Court Criminal Division 4 (Presiding Judge Kim Sung-jun) announced on the 25th that it sentenced Mr. A (61), who was indicted on charges of injury, obstruction of business, insult, and assault, to 1 year and 2 months in prison.

Mr. A is accused of verbally abusing nurse Ms. B (28) in a public place at the reception desk of a hospital located in Seo-gu, Daejeon, in April 2020, due to delays in medical treatment time. When fellow nurse Ms. C (30) tried to intervene, he reportedly verbally abused her again and inflicted injuries on her upper body and neck.

In May of the same year, while driving a taxi, Mr. A assaulted another driver by pulling his ear after the taxi ahead suddenly braked in front of his vehicle.

In August of the same year, Mr. A also verbally abused and assaulted a driver who honked at his taxi.

The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "Mr. A has a history of multiple punishments for similar offenses, including a 6-month prison sentence with a 2-year probation period for injury charges at the Daejeon District Court in 2018. He committed offenses during the probation period and trial, and considering that he has not been forgiven by most victims except some, the court took these factors into account."

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