Α woman was attacked by another driver in front of her child in the Athens suburb of Ilion on Tuesday, during a dispute over right of way.
According to reports, the 50-year-old woman turned onto the narrow street and encountered the 30-year-old driver from the opposite direction.
The man demanded that the woman reverse her vehicle so he could pass. She refused, citing the risk of colliding with passing traffic on the main road behind her.
She in turn told him to make way for her to pass, which he also refused, saying he is a professional driver and was recovering from a surgical procedure, which made it difficult for him to drive.
When the woman told him that he is not in a position to be driving is such a state, the man reacted violently.
As captured on video, the came up to her car window and punched in front of her underage daughter, who was seated in the back of the car.
He then got back into his car, reversed, and left the scene.
According to authorities, the attacker was identified through the vehicle he was driving and subsequently arrested. However, following an order from a public prosecutor, he was transferred to a psychiatric hospital for involuntary hospitalization after doctors determined that he required psychiatric treatment.
Hellenic Police spokesperson Konstantia Dimoglidou told MEGA that the woman went to the local police station shortly after midnight and reported the incident.
“The 30-year-old man was located after police first identified the vehicle, which was not registered in his name,” she added.
“The vehicle belonged to a woman, but there was an ownership transfer process that had not yet been completed, so we initially located the registered owner. The man was found the following morning, just a few hours after the woman filed her complaint. However, by order of the prosecutor, he was transferred to a psychiatric hospital, examined, and remained there for treatment.”
The same reports indicate that this was not the first time the man had been admitted to a psychiatric clinic.
