A man in his 20s who fled wearing a secondhand luxury watch sent to prosecution in custody

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] A man who fled wearing a luxury watch during a secondhand transaction has been handed over to the prosecution.

According to the police on the 9th, the Mapo Police Station in Seoul sent a man in his early 20s, identified as Mr. A, who is suspected of theft, to the prosecution under detention on the 4th.

Mr. A is accused of receiving an Omega watch, which the victim was trying to sell for 7 million won, by saying "Can I try it on once?" near the main gate of Hongik University in Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, around 5 a.m. on the 20th of last month, and fleeing while wearing it on his wrist. The watch, listed on the secondhand trading platform 'Danggeun Market,' is known to be a high-priced product sold on the market for around 9 million won.

It is also known that Mr. A took off with a used smartphone in a similar manner in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province, two hours before this incident occurred. Investigation revealed that Mr. A disposed of both the stolen watch and smartphone.

The police tracked Mr. A's movements through closed-circuit television (CCTV) analysis and arrested him at a lodging facility in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, around 11 p.m. on the 29th of last month, detaining him on the 31st. During the police investigation, he reportedly stated that "he needed money" as the motive for the crime.

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