'Gangbuk-gu Market Murder' 70s Male Suspect, Arrest Warrant Requested

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] A man in his 70s, Mr. A, who stabbed a man he knew with a weapon and fled at a traditional market in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, has had an arrest warrant requested.

According to the court on the 27th, the Seoul Northern District Court announced that the warrant review for Mr. A, a man in his 70s who had an arrest warrant requested on suspicion of murder, will be held on the afternoon of the 28th.

Mr. A is accused of stabbing the victim, who was smoking together on the road of the traditional market in Gangbuk-gu at around 6:10 p.m. on the 25th, causing the victim's death. It is known that Mr. A took out a weapon hidden inside his clothes and committed the crime before fleeing.

Although paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation while transporting the victim to the hospital, the victim was reported dead. Mr. A was urgently arrested by the police who arrived within 10 minutes nearby.

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