Takes Off Belt, Assaults Employee... Cosmetics Company Executive in His 50s Causes Disturbance at Imported-Car Dealership

Assaulted employee while complaining about a damaged car part
Returned to dealership... arrested at the scene

A man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting and threatening an employee at a dealership where he had purchased a high-end imported car.

A man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an employee at a store where he had purchased a high-end imported car, among other charges. Screenshot from YTN.

According to YTN and other outlets on October 13, Yongsan Police Station in Seoul arrested a man in his 50s, identified only as A, on suspicion of aggravated assault and retaliatory threats and is questioning him.

A, an executive at a small- to medium-sized cosmetics company, is suspected of slapping an employee, identified only as B, and striking him in the face with a belt at an imported-car dealership in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, at around 10:50 a.m. on October 12.

A reportedly visited the dealership after a part of a car he had bought about a month earlier was damaged. When an employee explained that the damage was more likely due to the driver's mishandling than a defect in the vehicle itself, A reportedly lost his temper and became violent.

People nearby tried to stop A, but he reportedly walked around holding a plastic shovel from inside the showroom and threatened employees. He also reportedly shouted profanities at police officers who arrived at the scene and caused a disturbance.

On October 13, the following day, A returned to the same dealership and was arrested in the act after getting into a physical altercation with an employee.

A's side, however, claims that the employee assaulted him first while he was raising concerns about a defect in the car and that he acted in response. The dealership, by contrast, says A caused a disturbance, including by spitting, and that a clash occurred when an employee tried to restrain him.

Police plan to establish the facts by reviewing CCTV footage and witness statements.

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