Illegal Immigrant Worker Seriously Injures Colleague with Bladed Weapon
[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jun-hyung] An incident occurred in Yangju-si, Gyeonggi Province, where a Thai man illegally staying in the country wielded a weapon and seriously injured a colleague at a foreign worker dormitory.
Yangju Police Station announced on the 10th that they have arrested and are investigating A (40, male, Thai) on suspicion of attempted murder. A is accused of wielding a weapon against his colleague B (32, male) at a container dormitory for foreign workers at a waste disposal company in Yangju-si around 9:30 p.m. on the 9th.
B was stabbed in the abdomen and other areas and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. It is reported that his life is not in danger.
Both individuals, who are illegally staying in the country, were reportedly intoxicated at the time. A claimed during the police investigation that "(B) hit me first, so I did it."
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The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant for A while investigating the exact circumstances of the crime.
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