40s Man Arrested for Stopping Bus and Assaulting Driver
Assault on Driver While Intoxicated
Police Arrest on Spot as Suspect
On the 16th, when a severe cold wave hit with a morning low temperature of minus 11 degrees Celsius in Seoul, frost formed on a bus passing through Sejong-daero in Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] A man in his 40s who stopped a moving bus and assaulted the driver has been arrested.
On the 24th, the Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul arrested a man in his 40s, identified as Mr. A, on the spot on charges of assaulting a driver under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.
Mr. A blocked a city bus making a right turn on a road in Seongbuk-gu around 10 p.m. the previous night, hitting the bus with his hand and stopping the vehicle.
Mr. A boarded the bus and assaulted the driver, Mr. B, by pulling the top of his head. Mr. A was intoxicated at the time.
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The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident based on witness statements.
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