Police Arrest Suspect in Assault of Woman at Seoul Station at His Home

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Recently, a suspect who committed a so-called 'random assault' on a woman in her 30s at Seoul Station was apprehended by the police.

The police and the Railroad Special Judicial Police announced on the afternoon of the 2nd that suspect A was arrested at his residence near Dongjak-gu, Seoul.

Suspect A is accused of striking the left cheekbone area of a woman in her 30s, whom he did not know, on the first floor of the Airport Railroad Seoul Station at around 1:50 PM on the 26th of last month, and then fleeing the scene. As a result, the victim reportedly suffered a torn eye area and a fractured cheekbone on one side.

According to the police investigation, victim A stated that while she was riding the escalator heading toward the Airport Railroad entrance, a man approached, bumped her shoulder, cursed at her, and then punched her in the face.

The incident became known after the victim's family posted about it on social networking services (SNS), sparking controversy over 'misogynistic crime.'

Additionally, since there was no CCTV installed at the scene of the incident, the tracking of the suspect was delayed, leading to criticism on SNS that the police were lukewarm in their investigation.

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