“Where Does That YouTuber Live?” ... Breaking into Residence Causing Injury and Theft

Famous Webtoon Artist Ju Homin, Injured by Stabbing in His 30s Male
Youtuber Traces Residence via Video... Also Stole Safe Worth 200 Million Won

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] It has been revealed that the famous webtoon artist who was injured by a man in his 30s wielding a weapon after breaking into his home is Mr. Joo Ho-min. Investigations found that this man identified Mr. Joo’s residence through YouTube videos. Incidents of identifying YouTubers’ residences through videos and then breaking in to commit assault, theft, and other crimes are occurring repeatedly.

Earlier, the Suwon District Court Criminal Division 11 (Chief Judge Shin Jin-woo) sentenced Mr. A (39), who was indicted on charges of robbery and injury, to 3 years and 6 months in prison on the 30th of last month. Mr. A, who borrowed money from acquaintances and suffered heavy losses in stock investments, reportedly broke into the webtoon artist’s home demanding 630 million KRW. During this process, the webtoon artist sustained injuries to his wrist and other areas that required about two weeks of treatment.

On the 16th, Mr. Joo revealed on the game streaming platform Twitch that he was the victim of the recently controversial webtoon artist assault case. He said, “A robber broke into our house five months ago,” adding, “I didn’t think it was necessary to disclose it, but then an article came out.” Mr. Joo is a YouTuber with about 430,000 subscribers and a famous webtoon artist who created popular works such as Along with the Gods.

Mr. Joo recalled the incident, saying he encountered Mr. A entering through a door connected to the backyard while preparing breakfast. He explained, “I was so shocked that I briefly thought maybe it was a hidden camera prank, about 1% in my mind,” and “I don’t remember clearly, but my hand was already cut. I think I instinctively blocked or grabbed the knife.”

Before the crime, Mr. A found out Mr. Joo’s residence through his YouTube videos and internet searches. Subsequently, Mr. Joo took down videos that exposed his residence. After the incident, he made neighborhood-related videos on his YouTube channel private, stating, “Due to frequent appearances of unwanted guests, I decided to take them down.”

There have been consecutive incidents of theft and other crimes committed after identifying YouTubers' residences through videos. The photo is not related to the specific content of the article. [Image source=Pixabay]

There have been previous cases of criminals finding YouTubers’ homes and committing crimes. Last month, two men in their 40s were arrested by the police after mistaking an ordinary person’s house for that of a YouTuber who flaunted cash and attempting theft. The group learned through videos that about 400 million KRW in cash was at the YouTuber’s house, and they estimated the residence shown in the YouTube videos using map apps before breaking in, but it was not the YouTuber’s home.

In November last year, a famous health YouTuber experienced a theft of a safe containing about 200 million KRW. Mr. B, a man in his 30s, along with an acquaintance, was indicted for stealing a safe containing checks and cash worth about 200 million KRW, a stone ring weighing about 50 don, and gold bars from YouTuber Mr. C’s residence in May.

The group also found out about the safe containing valuables at Mr. C’s home through YouTube videos. While the victim was away, they broke the front door lock with tools and fled after loading the safe onto a handcart they had prepared in advance.

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