"I Won't Pay Back My Money"... 40-Year-Old Arrested for Destroying Acquaintance's Car and House with Excavator

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] A man in his 40s who destroyed a friend's house and vehicle with an excavator he was operating, claiming the friend did not repay borrowed money, was arrested by the police.

On the 25th, the Gwangju Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that they have arrested and are investigating Mr. A, a man in his 40s and an excavator operator, on charges including special property damage.

Mr. A is accused of using his excavator around 9:40 PM the previous day in a residential area in Toechon-myeon, Gwangju City, to destroy a passenger car owned by Mr. B and partially demolish the exterior wall of Mr. B's house.

Shortly after the passenger car was damaged by Mr. A's actions, a fire broke out, but it was completely extinguished by the police's initial response, and no casualties were reported. At the time of the incident, Mr. A's blood alcohol concentration was found to be at a level warranting license cancellation. It was confirmed that he drove the excavator about 5 km to Mr. B's house after drinking and committed the crime.

Police who responded to a report stating "a backhoe is destroying vehicles and buildings" arrested Mr. A at the scene while he was operating the excavator in an agitated state.

Mr. A claims that Mr. B did not repay the money, but Mr. B insists that he already did. The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant for Mr. A after completing the initial investigation.

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