Passenger Door Suddenly Opens... Taxi Driver Bit on Arm and Chest

A man in his 60s has been arrested by police after opening the door of a taxi waiting at a traffic light and biting the driver.

The Seoul Jungnang Police Station announced today that it arrested Mr. A, a man in his 60s, red-handed yesterday (the 10th) at 2:40 PM on charges of assaulting a driver under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes.

Mr. A is accused of opening the front passenger door of a taxi that had stopped for a traffic light on a residential street in Mangu-dong, Jungnang-gu, Seoul, and biting the 70s male driver on the arm and chest.

Mr. A has reportedly been diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression in the past and stated that he heard auditory hallucinations at the time of the crime.

Police, who were dispatched following reports from witnesses including nearby residents, apprehended Mr. A and placed him under emergency hospitalization.

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