A Woman Restaurant Owner Murdered and Arson Committed in Daegu, 60s Suspect Urgently Arrested

Police Reported for Dispute Killed After Returning, Suspected Arson to Destroy Evidence

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] A man in his 60s who was arguing with a restaurant owner was urgently arrested on charges of stabbing her to death with a weapon and setting fire to the restaurant after fleeing from the police who responded to the report.

According to the Daegu Seongseo Police Station on the 18th, a fire broke out around 6:55 p.m. the previous day at a first-floor restaurant in a four-story commercial building in Seongdang-dong, Dalseo-gu. At that moment, a citizen passing by on a motorcycle witnessed smoke coming out of the building and reported it. Firefighters who arrived at the scene found the female owner (54) stabbed to death at the entrance inside the restaurant.

The police who arrived at the scene confirmed that an hour before the fire, the 112 emergency call center had received a report of "a man and woman fighting violently" at the deceased woman’s store. After tracking the suspect, they arrested a man in his 60s, Mr. A, in Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, who had fought with the restaurant owner.

When the police responded to the 112 call, the restaurant owner stated that "the man threatened her with a knife on the cutting board." Regarding this, a police official said, "We advised the restaurant owner to go home and searched the area for about 30 minutes. Unable to find the suspect, we reported a special threat incident to the local police station and returned."

The police believe that suspect Mr. A, after evading the report, returned to the restaurant, killed the restaurant owner, and set the fire to destroy evidence. They plan to apply for an arrest warrant on charges of murder. Mr. A has not yet confessed.

Meanwhile, the fire caused property damage estimated at about 3.7 million won (according to the fire department) by burning 40㎡ inside the restaurant and its fixtures, and was extinguished in 13 minutes. Since there were few people in the building, one person was rescued by the fire authorities, and another was confirmed to have evacuated on their own.

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