A Drunk 60-Year-Old Arrested for Killing a Patient at a Nursing Hospital

A man in his 60s who killed a fellow patient hospitalized with him at a nursing hospital in Jeonju has been arrested and indicted. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] A man in his 60s who wielded a weapon in a nursing hospital, causing 2 casualties, has been arrested and indicted.

On the 17th, the Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office announced that they had arrested and indicted A (62) on charges of murder and others for killing one patient with a weapon and injuring another patient after drinking alcohol at a nursing hospital.

A is accused of stabbing and killing B (45), who was lying on a bed in a room at a nursing hospital in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, around 2 a.m. on the 27th of last month.

He is also accused of stabbing C (66), with whom he had previously argued, causing serious injuries to C's abdomen.

The police, who responded to the report, arrested A at the scene while he was holding the weapon.

According to the investigation, A, who has Alzheimer's disease and had been receiving treatment at this hospital for three months, caused a disturbance in the hospital room after secretly bringing in and drinking alcohol at the time of the crime.

A was found to have committed the crime in a fit of rage after other patients told him that he was "being noisy."

During the police investigation, A reportedly stated, "I don't remember because I was drinking at the time."

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.

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