A man in his 50s arrested and charged for stabbing murder in a residential area of Mapo-gu, Seoul... "Due to financial issues"

Prosecutors: "Demanded Settlement in Building Eviction Lawsuit, Killed After Rejection"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] A man in his 50s accused of stabbing and killing a man over a financial dispute in a residential area of Mapo-gu, Seoul, has been brought to trial.

The Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Sanghyun) announced on the 22nd that Jang Mo (55) was indicted on charges of murder and detained.

Jang is accused of stabbing a man in his 40s, Mr. A, multiple times with a weapon he had prepared in advance on the stairs of a building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, at around 6:35 p.m. last month on the 22nd, resulting in his death.

The victim, Mr. A, was reported to be an executive of a small construction company located on the second floor of the building. It is known that Mr. A was involved in a debt relationship with Jang.

According to the prosecution, Jang killed Mr. A after demanding a settlement payment related to a building eviction lawsuit and being refused.

The police who arrived at the scene called the 119 emergency medical team and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on Mr. A, but he died.

The police tracked Jang based on nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and arrested him urgently near his residence in Incheon at around 11:56 p.m. Jang was reportedly intoxicated at the time and admitted to the crime.

The court issued an arrest warrant for Jang on the 24th of last month, citing concerns over evidence destruction and flight risk, and the police sent Jang to detention on the 3rd.

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