Taiwanese Man Indicted for Smearing Feces on Store Employee After Being Stopped from Urinating

A 75-year-old man in Taoyuan, Taiwan, has been indicted on charges of assault and public insult after allegedly smearing his own feces on a convenience store employee. The incident took place on the morning of August 10 last year.

The confrontation began when the elderly man attempted to urinate in front of a convenience store in Zhongli District. A female employee intervened to stop him and began recording the incident on her phone. Angered by the intervention, the man allegedly reached into his pants, collected feces, and smeared it on the employee's arm and phone.

During the act, the man reportedly hurled profanities at the employee. Prosecutors stated that his verbal abuse was sufficient to demean the employee's character. The employee sustained abrasions and bruising on her left arm during the altercation.

The Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office has concluded its investigation and formally charged the man. The charges include assault for the physical contact and public insult for the verbal abuse and the nature of the act.