World · East Asia & Pacific · 2 days ago
Man jailed for assaulting taxi driver on day he left prison
The man attacked a taxi driver while the car was moving, breaking the driver’s nose and causing other serious injuries.
He had been released from prison earlier that day after receiving a suspended sentence in another case.
The appeals court said attacks on drivers can cause crashes and put many people at risk.
It upheld his 22-month prison sentence.
A 52-year-old man was sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison for assaulting a taxi driver on the day he was released from prison.
The Gwangju High Court’s Jeonju branch upheld the original sentence on appeal, Yonhap reported on October 10.
The assault took place in a moving taxi in Jeonju on March 10.
The 74-year-old driver suffered serious injuries, including a broken nose.
The court said the assault could have caused a traffic accident and that the man had not tried to repair the harm to the victim.
- Who
- A 52-year-old man assaulted a 74-year-old taxi driver.
- What
- He was sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison. The sentence was upheld on appeal.
- When
- March 10. The court announced its appeal ruling on October 10.
- Where
- In a moving taxi on a road in Wansan-gu, Jeonju, South Korea.
- Why
- The driver asked him not to swear and to give a precise destination after he demanded to go to Jeonju’s West New Town area.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The man assaulted the taxi driver in a moving taxi in Jeonju.
The man had been released from prison after receiving a suspended prison sentence for another serious assault.
The Gwangju High Court’s Jeonju branch upheld the sentence of one year and 10 months in prison.
- Defendant
- 52-year-old man
- Taxi driver
- 74 years old
- Sentence
- One year and 10 months in prison
- Incident location
- Wansan-gu, Jeonju
- Incident date
- March 10
What people are saying
I got out of prison today.
The crime committed by the defendant could cause a traffic accident and harm an unspecified number of people, so severe punishment is necessary.
Given that the defendant committed the crime on the day he was released from prison on a suspended sentence, the grounds for criticism are even greater.
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