Tainan: The Tainan District Prosecutors Office has indicted a man for allegedly slapping a part-time worker with Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Tainan in March. The man, surnamed Chiang, is being charged with assault and publicly insulting another person using violence, prosecutors said in a statement Monday.
According to Focus Taiwan, the incident occurred at the Asia-Pacific International Baseball Stadium in Tainan on March 27 at around 7 p.m. Chiang allegedly slapped a part-time CPBL staff member, surnamed Tsai, on the left cheek after a dispute. The CPBL stated that Tsai was advising Chiang to return to his seat to keep the stadium's aisle clear, but Chiang did not comply. Instead, he swore at and hit Tsai in response.
Tsai sustained a bruise on the left side of his face and experienced dizziness and abrasions to the oral mucosa following the assault. The incident was witnessed by multiple people at the scene, prosecutors noted.
Chiang admitted to the assault during police questioning and an investigation by prosecutors. Surveillance footage and recordings by witnesses provided clear evidence identifying him as the suspect, prosecutors said.