Reason Why Husband Caught in Affair Rammed the Car Carrying His Wife and Daughter

Hit Wife's Car Crossing Center Line
Arrested as a Suspect but Avoided Detention

A man in his 50s, caught in an affair, threatened his wife and daughter by ramming their car and smashing it with a baseball bat, but his arrest warrant was dismissed. A man in his 20s, Mr. A, shared his story on JTBC's 'Incident Commander' on the 16th, saying, "Recently, my mother found out about my father's affair." Mr. A explained, "My mother went to my father's office with my younger sister on Lunar New Year's Day and warned, 'I will hold the mistress accountable as well.' Then my father, Mr. B, got angry, threw objects, and tried to assault them. So my mother put my sister in the car and fled."

Mr. B's rampage did not end there. He chased after the mother and daughter's car as they drove away. Upon spotting his wife's vehicle in the opposite lane, Mr. B crossed the center line and rammed into her car, then began damaging it with a baseball bat inside the car.
[Photo by JTBC 'Sageonbanjang']

Mr. B's rampage did not stop there. He chased the mother and daughter's car while driving. Spotting his wife's car in the opposite lane, Mr. B crossed the center line and rammed into her vehicle. He then began damaging the car with a baseball bat that was inside the vehicle. When bystanders tried to intervene, he swung the bat at them as well. The rampage only stopped after the police arrived, and Mr. B was arrested on the scene. Afterwards, Mr. B was taken into custody, and Mr. A visited him in the detention center, but Mr. B instead made threatening remarks toward the family.

At that time, when Mr. A said, "You rammed the car my mom and sister were in and pushed it, and you still say things like that?" Mr. B denied it, saying, "I never did that. Your mother came and hit the car." Despite the fact that the black box footage likely captured Mr. B driving the wrong way and colliding with the vehicle, Mr. B claimed, "I was trying to stop the car," and also denied swinging the baseball bat.

He chased the mother and daughter's car as they drove away. Mr. B, who spotted his wife's car in the opposite lane, crossed the center line and collided with her vehicle.
[Photo by JTBC 'Sageonbanjang']

Mr. B, who denied all charges, instead got angry at his son Mr. A, saying, "When you come to visit your father, you should ask if I'm having a hard time or say 'you've worked hard,' not ask these kinds of questions," and even threatened, "If I get out, I'll kill you." Moreover, Mr. B tried to persuade Mr. A's mother by saying, "It costs a lot for our daughter to go to college; can you raise her alone?" and "Don't sue the mistress."

Mr. A expressed concern, saying, "My mother is avoiding my father and cannot even go to work, and I don't know if my younger sister, who is starting college in two weeks, will be able to attend school under these circumstances." Meanwhile, the arrest warrant requested for Mr. B was dismissed by the court, and it is also known that Mr. B has a prior record of arson.

Attorney Park Ji-hoon, who learned about the case, emphasized, "When reviewing or deciding on an arrest warrant, factors like 'evidence tampering' or 'risk of flight' are important, but the possibility of causing further harm to the victim should also be seriously considered." He added, "In this situation, there is concern whether the daughter, who is about to enter college, will be able to attend properly," and expressed regret, saying, "It seems difficult under current law."

As Attorney Park Ji-hoon pointed out, calls to improve the standards for pretrial detention hearings (warrant substantive review) are growing. In particular, there are demands to subdivide the current vague criteria based on 'evidence tampering' and 'risk of flight' and to amend the law so that detention decisions can be made promptly. In the case of Jeon Ju-hwan, the suspect in the 'Sindang Station stalking murder case,' who killed his mother in front of his 6-year-old daughter, the court last October dismissed the arrest warrant application, citing "no risk of flight due to a fixed residence." This decision was criticized, with some suggesting that Jeon Ju-hwan's possession of a certified public accountant license may have influenced the ruling.