Actor Lee Po-Hsiang Involved in Altercation, Allegedly Attempted to Assault Girlfriend

(CNA, Reporter Huang Li-Yun, Taipei, 18th) Actor Lee Po-Hsiang was recently at a KTV with friends when he allegedly lost control due to alcohol and made a move to strike his girlfriend, Wang Hsin-Chen. Friends, including 'Yaya', a cheerleader for the professional basketball team Tainan TSG GhostHawks, and her boyfriend surnamed Shih, were caught in the altercation when they tried to intervene. Police were notified and subsequently filed a domestic violence report and sent the case for prosecution. The Daan Precinct of the Taipei City Police Department issued a press release this evening stating that its Dunhua South Road Police Station received a 110 call at approximately 5 AM on the 3rd about a dispute in a KTV booth on Zhongxiao East Road, Section 4, and dispatched officers to handle the situation. When officers arrived, the conflict had ceased. However, the investigation found that a man in his 30s, surnamed Lee, allegedly lost emotional control due to alcohol and made a move to attack his girlfriend in her 20s, surnamed Wang, with his bare hands. An accompanying couple, a man surnamed Shih and a woman surnamed Fang, were caught in the ensuing scuffle when they stepped in to de-escalate. Police then took the four individuals to the station to clarify the incident. Mr. Shih and Ms. Fang filed assault charges against Mr. Lee, who also claimed to be injured and filed charges against the two. After questioning, the case involving the three individuals was referred to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office for investigation on suspicion of assault under the Criminal Code, and a domestic violence report was filed in accordance with regulations. (Editor: Li Hsi-Chang) 1150518