A Man in His 50s Who Stabbed a Woman Who Broke Up with Him Sent to Prosecution

Seogwipo Police Station announced on the 20th that they have sent a man in his 50s to the prosecution in custody for attempting to kill his girlfriend by stabbing her with a weapon on the 13th. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] A man in his 50s who stabbed his girlfriend with a weapon after she broke up with him in Jeju has been handed over to the prosecution.

Seogwipo Police Station announced on the 20th that they had sent A (53) to the prosecution in custody on charges of attempted murder.

A is accused of stabbing B (55), a woman he was dating, with a weapon in a house located in Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo City, Jeju, at around 1:58 a.m. on the 13th, after getting into an argument and becoming enraged by the breakup notice.

According to the police, A fled the scene immediately after the crime but was arrested by police lying in wait on a road in Goseong-ri, Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo City that evening.

On that day, B was seriously injured by the weapon wielded by A and was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery; it was confirmed that her life was not in danger.

The police sent A to the prosecution on charges of attempted murder, citing that B's wounds could have had a direct impact on her life.

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