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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] A masked robber who entered a beauty salon where a woman worked alone, threatened her with a weapon, stole money and valuables, and fled was caught by the police eight days after the crime.


On the 19th, the Gwangju Nambu Police Station announced that they had arrested A (44) on charges of special robbery.


A is accused of entering a beauty salon in Nam-gu, Gwangju on the 11th, threatening the owner B (31, female) with a weapon, and stealing 300,000 won in cash and a credit card before fleeing.


According to the police investigation, A wore a mask, tied B's hands and feet with a rope, and threatened her with a weapon.


After stealing the cash in the store, A also obtained the password of B's credit card and withdrew an additional 2.8 million won from a nearby ATM.


Immediately after the crime, A fled on a delivery motorcycle, abandoned the motorcycle in a residential area in Gwangcheon-dong, Seo-gu, and continued to escape on foot.


The police apprehended A at his residence in Nam-gu in the afternoon of the same day through analysis of nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage.



The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant after investigating the specific details of the crime with A.


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