Central News Agency (CNA, Reporter: Hong Xueguang, Kaohsiung, July 3) Ms. He went to a hospital's emergency room to beg from patients. Dissatisfied with being stopped by nurse Xiao, she swore and pulled at the nurse, causing injury. The Taiwan Kaohsiung District Court sentenced her to 6 months in prison for assault, commutable to a fine. The case is still appealable. According to the judgment, in June 2025, Ms. He solicited money from a bedridden patient in the emergency room of a hospital in Kaohsiung. When a nurse intervened, she became displeased, insulted the nurse with vulgar language, and physically pulled at the nurse, causing the nurse to suffer blunt trauma to the upper arm with swelling and pain. A work cart containing medical supplies was also pushed, scattering its contents. After investigation, the Taiwan Kaohsiung District Prosecutors Office requested a summary judgment for charges including assault, public insult, and violation of the Medical Affairs Act. During the trial at the Kaohsiung District Court, Ms. He admitted to pulling the nurse's arm but argued that she let go immediately and that the nurse's injuries and scattered medication were unrelated to her. Regarding the charge of public insult, the judge, referencing the Constitutional Court's Judgment No. 3 of 2024, considered that Ms. He's use of vulgar language was an expression of temporary dissatisfaction during the conflict, lasting only a short time and not a repeated, continuous, or arbitrary tirade. It did not exceed the scope of what ordinary people could reasonably tolerate and therefore did not constitute public insult. However, the judge took into account Ms. He's denial of guilt after the incident and her prior criminal record. The court found Ms. He guilty of assault and sentenced her to 6 months in prison. If commuted to a fine, it would be calculated at NT$1,000 per day. The case is still appealable. (Editor: Li Mingzong) 07032025 Stand with the truth, your every contribution is