A 70-Year-Old Who Caused Neighbor's Death in Japan... Was a 'Martial Artist' Featured on TV

Wrist Slashed in Japan... Victim Dies
Frequently Appeared on Broadcasts as an 'Elderly Martial Artist'

A man whose wrist was severed during a parking dispute ultimately died, and the man in his 70s who wielded the knife is known to be a figure repeatedly introduced in the media as an 'elderly martial artist.'

According to the Gwangju Police Station in Gyeonggi Province, a report was received around 7 a.m. on the 22nd about a stabbing incident in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Hoedeok-dong, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do. The man who wielded the weapon was Mr. A (77), who lives on the first floor of the apartment.

He was arrested on the spot on charges of bringing a Japanese sword from his home and swinging it during an argument over parking with his neighbor Mr. B (55) in the apartment parking lot.

[Photo by KBS]

Mr. B, who suffered a severe injury to his right wrist, was transported by doctor helicopter to Ajou University Hospital, which has a trauma center in the southern Gyeonggi region, in a state of cardiac arrest due to excessive bleeding, but he died around 3:17 p.m.

KBS reported on the 22nd that Mr. A is a figure who has been introduced multiple times in the media as an 'elderly martial artist,' and also conveyed testimony from a neighbor stating, "Mr. Shim usually displayed swords on the walls of his house."

Following Mr. B’s death, the police changed the charges against Mr. A from attempted murder to murder and applied for an arrest warrant.

The police also seized the Japanese sword used in the crime as evidence. According to the police investigation, the Japanese sword wielded by Mr. A is a genuine blade measuring 101 cm in total length. It is reported that Mr. A obtained permission to possess it in 2015 and mainly kept it at home.

Meanwhile, under the 'Act on the Safety Control of Firearms, Swords, and Explosives' (Firearms and Explosives Control Act), possession of a Japanese sword in Korea requires a permit. However, while firearm owners must renew their permits every three years, owners of swords, spray devices, electronic shockers, and crossbows do not need to do so. Once a permit is granted for sword possession, it is effectively permanent, making it impossible to regularly verify disqualification criteria for handling.

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