Prosecutors Request Arrest Warrant for 40-Year-Old Resident Accused of Assaulting Security Guard

On the morning of the 18th, a resident accused of assaulting a security guard at an apartment in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, is leaving after completing an investigation related to assault charges at the Gangbuk Police Station in Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] The prosecution has requested an arrest warrant for a man in his 40s, a resident accused of assaulting and verbally abusing an apartment security guard who later took his own life.

According to the prosecution on the 20th, the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office filed an arrest warrant yesterday for A (49), identified as the perpetrator in the security guard assault case, on charges related to assault.

A prosecution official stated, "We cannot disclose specific charges," adding, "An arrest warrant was requested yesterday on charges related to acts of violence against the security guard."

Earlier, the Gangbuk Police Station in Seoul applied to the prosecution for an arrest warrant for A on charges including injury.

A is accused of continuously verbally abusing and assaulting security guard Choi, who moved his double-parked vehicle at an apartment in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, on the 21st of last month, after a dispute.

Choi was found dead near his home around 2 a.m. on the 10th.

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