The driver, a man in his 25s, is now being prosecuted for assaulting an official. At the same time, the parking attendant wants SEK 10,000 in damages for violation.

The car was running

The incident occurred at the end of February this year at an intersection in Växjö. According to his own statement, the driver was going to file a short case in a shop and therefore left the car.

According to the parking attendant and a witness, the car with hazard warning lights and the engine were running when they discovered it. No driver was seen and the parking attendant therefore called the driver.

Got angry over the parking ticket

When the driver returned to the car, he received a parking fine of SEK 800 and was informed not to leave the car with the keys with the engine running. The driver then wanted the parking ticket to be demolished, but the parking attendant said no.

According to the indictment, the driver then became angry and hit the parking guard with an open hand in the chest, at the same time as he shouted swear words at the guard. The parking attendant pressed the assault alarm and told the driver that he would report the incident to the police.

The driver says in interrogation that the parking guard called him an idiot and he denies that he had beaten the guard.