Korean Man Given 20 Months in Jail for “Slipper Fight” Caused By Not Wearing a Mask on the Subway
It is not surprising that this guy had a mental disorder that led to the subway confrontation:
A 50-something man was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Friday for getting into a “slipper fight” with subway passengers who asked him to wear a face mask due to the coronavirus.
The man was indicted on charges of assaulting two passengers on a Line 2 subway train. During the incident in August, he choked the passengers and slapped their faces with a slipper he was wearing.
“The defendant was not wearing a mask even though it was essential due to COVID-19 and talked in a loud voice on the train before assaulting the passengers,” Judge Lee Sang-hoon of the Seoul Southern District Court said.
“However, we took into consideration the fact that his mental illness appeared to have contributed to the crime,” he said.
Yonhap
