60s Man Arrested for Assaulting Wife and Firing Gas Gun at Daughter...

Gas Gun Stored with Self-Defense Permit... Seized by Police

A man in his 60s who assaulted his wife and fired a gas gun at his daughter who tried to intervene was arrested by the police.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Woo-seok] A man in his 60s was arrested by the police on charges of assaulting his wife and firing a gas gun at his daughter who tried to intervene.

The Wonmi Police Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 16th that they have detained and are investigating Mr. A, a man in his 60s, on charges of assault and special assault for attacking his wife and firing a gas gun at his daughter.

Mr. A is accused of assaulting his wife, Mrs. B, in her 50s, by pushing and hitting her during an argument at their home in Sang-dong, Bucheon City on the afternoon of the 15th, and firing a gas gun at their daughter, Ms. C, in her 20s, who tried to stop the fight. It is reported that Mrs. B was not injured, and Ms. C was also unharmed as she did not directly get hit by the gas.

The police responded to a report from Mrs. B and Ms. C and arrested Mr. A at the scene as a suspect caught in the act.

They also confiscated the gas gun used in the incident. The gas gun was found to have been legally owned by Mr. A for self-defense and kept at his home.

The police stated that Mr. A was intoxicated at the time of the incident and that they plan to complete the investigation and take appropriate legal action.

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