Four People in Their 20s Arrested for Assaulting Acquaintance and Stealing 6.7 Million Won for Entertainment Expenses

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Juhee] Four men in their 20s who lured an acquaintance outside their home by pretending to have a car accident, assaulted them, stole money and valuables, and fled have been arrested by the police.

Jinhae Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 16th that they have arrested and are investigating A (23) and three others on charges of robbery and injury.

They are accused of calling B (24), who lives in a villa in Jinhae-gu, Changwon City, at around 6:30 p.m. on the 15th, hitting B on the head and other parts with a baseball bat, breaking into the house, and stealing checks, 4.5 million won in cash, a 10-don gold ring, and other valuables worth about 6.7 million won before fleeing.

The four are friends living in Changwon and Gyeongju, and it has been confirmed that one of them is an acquaintance of B.

At the time of the crime, two of them pretended to have had a minor collision with B’s (24) Genesis car to lure B out but failed to meet. Later, the other two, who were waiting in front of the house gate, called B out again, assaulted B several times with a baseball bat, and then robbed valuables from the house before fleeing.

The police, who responded to the report, tracked them down and arrested them at around 1:30 a.m. the next day on a road in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. The police believe the suspects committed the crime to fund entertainment expenses and are investigating the detailed circumstances.

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