“Are you a senior? Are you pregnant?” Elderly woman on subway verbally abuses woman who had surgery [What Do You Think?]

[Financial News] A woman returning home after surgery said she was verbally abused by an elderly woman after sitting in a priority seat on the subway, and that her teeth were also injured. She said she told the elderly woman that she had just had surgery, but the woman took issue with her using the seat. The incident eventually led to a police investigation.
According to JTBC’s “Scandal Supervisor” on the 26th, a woman identified as A said she got into a confrontation with an elderly woman on the 23rd while traveling on Seoul Subway Line 2. A said the dispute began because she was sitting in a priority seat, and that she was verbally abused and injured in the process.
A had just undergone gynecological surgery. The hospital had told her that she needed complete rest because of the risk of bleeding.
As A sat in a priority seat on her way home to recover, an elderly woman standing beside her spoke to her. According to A, the woman made what sounded like a sarcastic remark: “Are you a senior citizen? Are you pregnant?”
A said she explained her condition, saying, “I just had surgery,” but the elderly woman’s verbal abuse reportedly continued. A then began filming the woman with her phone, and the elderly woman allegedly struck the phone with her hand.
As the elderly woman struck the phone, A injured her teeth when they hit the phone as it fell. The woman reportedly shouted, “Why are you trying to take pictures? How rude.”
Other passengers who had witnessed what was happening also tried to stop the elderly woman. They protested, “You can’t act like that just because you’re an adult,” and “She’s just sitting quietly—why are you treating someone who’s ill like that?” But the woman pointed at her forehead and said, “If you’re sick, write it on your forehead and walk around with it,” then got off the subway.
A’s teeth were damaged in the incident, and she received orthodontic treatment at a dental clinic. She later reported the incident to the police, and an investigation is currently underway.


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