A man in his 50s wielded a weapon after an argument over "water splashing" during car wash

Police File Criminal Charges for Special Assault Allegations

A man in his 50s who wielded a weapon at someone he got into an argument with during a car wash was arrested by the police.

On the 5th, the Siheung Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that they had booked a man in his 50s, Mr. A, on charges of special assault.

The Siheung Police Station in Gyeonggi announced that a man in his 50s has been criminally charged for wielding a weapon against another person during a dispute while washing a car. Photo by Reader, Yonhap News Agency

The Siheung Police Station in Gyeonggi announced that a man in his 50s has been criminally charged for wielding a weapon against another person during a dispute while washing a car. Photo by Reader, Yonhap News

Mr. A is accused of threatening Mr. B, a man in his 30s from the neighborhood, by swinging a weapon once during an argument in front of the company where he works in Siheung City at around 5:50 p.m. on the 24th of last month.

At the time of the incident, Mr. A was washing his car, and water splashed onto Mr. B, who was passing by, which led to the dispute between the two. Unable to control his anger during the argument, Mr. A took a weapon from his company and swung it.

Fortunately, the weapon swung by Mr. A did not make contact with Mr. B’s body.

The police plan to send the case to the prosecution once the investigation is complete.