[Summary] "Litigation over sexual harassment issue, feeling wronged" Former 60s employee of Saemaeul Geumgo murder case found dead

On the afternoon of the 24th, police were conducting an on-site investigation at a Saemaeul Geumgo in Dong-gu, Daegu. Earlier that morning, a man in his 60s wielded a weapon here, resulting in the deaths of two employees. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seul-gi] The suspect who wielded a weapon at a Saemaeul Geumgo in Dong-gu, Daegu, killing two employees, has died while receiving hospital treatment.

On the 27th, the Dongbu Police Station in Daegu announced that A (67), a former executive who stabbed two employees to death with a weapon at the Saemaeul Geumgo in Sinam-dong, Dong-gu, died at the hospital at 4:34 a.m. that day.

A, a former auditor of the Saemaeul Geumgo, posted on his social network service (SNS) on November 27, 2017, stating that he had been involved in legal disputes over sexual harassment issues with the victimized employees for several years and expressed his feelings of injustice.

Later, at around 11:20 a.m. on the 24th, A wielded a pre-prepared weapon at three employees. As a result, male employee B (48) died, and female employee C (39) was transported to a nearby hospital by the 119 emergency medical team but also died.

The remaining employee was injured when A wielded the weapon but managed to escape the scene. It was confirmed that only employees were present at the Saemaeul Geumgo at the time of the incident, with no customers.

On the day of the incident, A drank pesticide at the scene and was immediately taken to the hospital. The police suspect the crime was motivated by a grudge and have been investigating the exact circumstances of the incident. However, with A's death, they plan to conclude the investigation and send the case with a non-prosecution opinion due to lack of prosecution rights after supplementary investigation.

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