"Attempted to Harm Me"... 40s Chinese Man Arrested for Trying to Kill Mother

Scene of the incident / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] A man in his 40s of Chinese nationality has been arrested by the police on suspicion of attempting to kill his mother with a weapon.

Incheon Bupyeong Police Station announced on the 11th that they have arrested A (41) on charges of attempted matricide and are currently investigating him.

A is suspected of stabbing his mother B (65) three times with a weapon at a villa in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, at around 8:35 p.m. on the previous day (the 10th), attempting to kill her.

B escaped outside the house to avoid her son and called 112 on her mobile phone. The police, who responded to the report, arrested A at the scene inside the house.

According to the police investigation, A holds Chinese nationality, while B is a naturalized Korean citizen. It was also found that A had been suffering from a mental illness since living in China.

A told the police, "Someone made my mother try to harm me." It is also known that he had recently been unable to take his psychiatric medication.

The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant after investigating the exact motive behind A's crime.

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