'Customer Claiming Assault on Substitute Driver, Bodycam Shows... Self-Harmed Then Said "I Was Hit"'

Photo by YouTube channel 'Han Moon-cheol TV' capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] It has been revealed that two customers, a man and a woman, verbally abused and assaulted a designated driver in Daegu and pretended to be victims to the police.

According to the Daegu Nambu Police Station, on the 10th at around 11 p.m., the designated driver was driving male customer Mr. A and female customer Ms. B to their destination. During the ride, Mr. A said that the bank was undergoing maintenance and the designated driving fee transfer could not be made, giving his business card and saying he would transfer the money later.

Since the payment was supposed to be made in cash, the designated driver, feeling awkward, asked Mr. A to transfer the fee to another bank account.

However, after arriving at the destination and paying the fee, Mr. A verbally abused and assaulted the designated driver, claiming that the driver treated him like a beggar. Ms. B, who was riding along, also pushed the driver and joined in the verbal abuse and assault.

The designated driver reported them to the police, and Ms. B falsely testified to the police that "the designated driver hit me." She also claimed that the designated driver's assault damaged the vehicle and her cellphone and that she had a bump on her head.

However, the entire incident was captured on the body camera worn by the designated driver, and the footage was released on June 15 on the YouTube channel 'Han Moon-cheol TV.'

In the video, after completing the bank transfer, Mr. A starts verbally abusing and speaking disrespectfully to the designated driver. Ms. B is also seen saying, "(There are) no cameras around, he hit me," then suddenly banging her head against parking lot pipes and walls, injuring herself. When the designated driver protested, saying, "When did I hit you?" Ms. B responded, "Then cancel the report and leave," and continued to harm herself.

Lawyer Han Moon-cheol, who watched the video, said, "If there had been no body camera, it could have been a really serious problem."

Meanwhile, the Daegu Nambu Police Station stated that they are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident based on the footage recorded at the time.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.