A Kaohsiung man surnamed Chen used an iron mallet to defend himself when he had a driving dispute with someone, and was sentenced to 20 days in prison by a judge.

Schematic diagram (data photo)

[Reporter Huang Jialin/Kaohsiung Report] There was a driving dispute between a knight surnamed Chen and a knight surnamed Liu. Chen Nan took out an iron hammer from the storage box of the motorcycle to defend himself. The two sides did not fight but went to court; when the Kaohsiung District Court tried, Chen Nan argued that the other party He tried to beat him with a hard hat, but the monitor screen showed that Liu Nan was empty-handed and unarmed. The judge sentenced him to 20 days of detention for the crime of intimidation and endangering safety, and was fined by Yike.

The judgment pointed out that at around 12 noon on August 23 last year, a man surnamed Chen and a man surnamed Liu had a driving dispute at the intersection of Ziqiang 3rd Road and Yongchang Street in Lingya District, Kaohsiung City. Taking out an iron hammer from the glove box of the motorcycle to defend himself, Liu Nan saw that the other party had a weapon in his hand, so he stopped entangled with him and directly reported to the police.

Please read on...

During the trial at the Kaohsiung District Court, Chen Nan admitted that he had a hammer, but argued that he took out the hammer to defend himself when he saw Liu Nan approaching with a hard hat in his hand. When the two parties had a driving dispute, Liu Nan was wearing a hard hat and approaching Chen Nan, with empty hands and no aggressive behavior.

On the other hand, Chen Nan, after seeing Liu Nan get off the car, he pulled out an iron mallet from the glove box of the motorcycle, and even held it in his hand as if trying to attack him. The victim blocked him with his hand and ran away from the scene; It was determined that Chen Nan's behavior was not self-defense, and he was sentenced to 20 days' detention for the crime of intimidation and endangering safety, and he was fined by Yike, and he could appeal.