70-Year-Old Man Wields Weapon at Convenience Store Clerk Decades Younger for Refusing to Sell Alcohol

Busan Sasang Police Station to Request Arrest Warrant... "Are You Ignoring Me?" After Refusing Alcohol Sale Due to Intoxication Concerns

Busan Sasang Police Station. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A drunken man in his 70s was arrested by the police after wielding a weapon at a convenience store clerk in his 30s, who was about the age of his grandson, for refusing to sell him alcohol.

According to Sasang Police Station in Busan on the 18th, at around 10:55 PM on the 17th, Mr. A tried to buy alcohol at a convenience store in Mora-dong, Sasang-gu, but clerk Mr. B refused to sell it, concerned about Mr. A’s already intoxicated state.

Feeling disrespected, Mr. A stabbed Mr. B once in the shoulder with a weapon he was carrying, causing an injury.

The police, who responded to a 112 emergency call, arrested Mr. A on the spot on charges of special assault. Sasang Police Station plans to request an arrest warrant for Mr. A.

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