A man in his 50s booked without detention for verbally abusing a nurse and assaulting a security guard in the emergency room

A man in his 50s was booked without detention by the police on charges of verbally abusing a nurse and assaulting a security guard in the emergency room. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Hanah Na] The Iksan Police Station in Jeonbuk announced on the 2nd that they have booked A (54, male) without detention on charges of verbally abusing a nurse and assaulting a security guard in a hospital emergency room (violation of the Emergency Medical Service Act) and are currently investigating him.

According to the police, A is accused of verbally abusing a nurse and punching a security guard in the face at an emergency room of a hospital in Iksan City around 9 p.m. on the 29th of last month.

The hospital staff who witnessed the incident immediately reported it to the police, and A was arrested by the responding officers.

The police stated that A committed the crime out of frustration because his mother-in-law, who visited the emergency room due to health issues, was not transferred to a general ward from the emergency room.

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