From this Monday, the district of Santiago de Surco, of Metropolitan Lima, prohibits the use of windshield wipers on the street and for this reason a fine has been imposed that will also affect whoever has it carried out in his vehicle.

The decision was taken after the murder of a driver who had refused to have his windscreen cleaned. Therefore, a foreign citizen who carried out the action at an intersection stabbed him in the chest with a pair of scissors.

The foreigner fled the place but managed to be captured hours later. While the 30-year-old driver was taken to a health center where his death was confirmed.

It is believed that the cleaner would belong to a band called Los Coreanos that would also work in other countries such as Chile, Ecuador and Colombia.

Mayor Carlos Bruce issued the decree on Saturday establishing a fine of 1,732.50 Peruvian soles ($463.65) for anyone who conducts commercial activities without municipal permission.

A fine will also be imposed on the driver who allows it, he will have to pay $131.57.

“As a result of acts of violence that have taken place in the capital, today I have signed a mayor’s decree ordering the Serenazgo, in collaboration with the National Police, to eradicate the activity of window cleaners and car washes on public roads in Groove,”, Bruce wrote.