Five Puncture Attacks on Wheelchair Used by Disabled Person by 'Cruel Neighbor'

Mr. A Experienced 'Tire Puncture Terror' 5 Times
Total Repair Cost Reaches 480,000 Won

A man has been repeatedly puncturing the wheels of an electric wheelchair belonging to a disabled person with mobility difficulties, sparking public outrage.

On the 1st, JTBC's 'Incident Room' reported that Mr. A, who suffers from lower body paralysis, was a victim of so-called 'tire puncture terror' at an apartment in Jungnang-gu, Seoul. It is known that Mr. A experienced five instances of his electric wheelchair tires being punctured. The total repair cost amounted to 480,000 KRW.

A man is puncturing the wheel of a wheelchair with a sharp object. [Image source=JTBC 'Sageonbanjang']

Due to the repeated attacks, the tire repair shop owner advised Mr. A in June to install a closed-circuit television (CCTV). Accordingly, Mr. A installed CCTV in the area where the electric wheelchair was parked. The footage captured an unfamiliar man holding a sharp object resembling an awl, puncturing the wheelchair tires. He punctured all the tires from the front to the rear. On some occasions, he appeared wearing a sleeveless shirt and damaged the wheelchair.

Unable to move elsewhere without the wheelchair, Mr. A experienced significant inconvenience due to the incident. Mr. A’s nephew said, "My uncle (Mr. A) has mobility difficulties and rarely goes out except for hospital visits once every two weeks," adding, "If the tires are punctured like that, going out is impossible." He further pointed out, "It doesn’t seem right to repeatedly do such things to a disabled person with physical difficulties."

A man is puncturing the wheel of a wheelchair with a sharp object. [Image source=JTBC 'Sageon Banjang']

The suspect has been apprehended by the police and reportedly partially admitted to the crimes. Netizens who learned of the incident responded with comments such as, "I wonder what kind of mindset leads someone to commit such a terrible act," "Instead of helping, they puncture the wheels that serve as legs," and "They should be severely punished."

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