"To Die Together Because of Bullying"... Police Arrest Arsonist at Yanghwa-dong Workplace

A man in his 50s who set fire to his workplace and fled because he felt ostracized was arrested by the police.

According to the police on the 28th, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul arrested Lee Mo (57), who is suspected of arson and injury to a dwelling, at around 8:10 p.m. the previous day in front of his home in Singil-dong, Seoul.

Lee is suspected of setting fire to a container at the Yeongdeungpo District Resource Recycling Center in Yanghwa-dong, Seoul, at 7:28 p.m. on the 25th. At that time, employees A (64) and B (59) suffered first- to second-degree burns and were transported to a nearby hospital. Two other employees are also known to have visited hospitals separately. The fire partially burned the container floor and was extinguished within 20 minutes.

The police, based on reports that "someone poured gasoline and set it on fire," believe arson is highly likely and identified Lee as a suspect after analyzing nearby CCTV footage.

During the police investigation, Lee reportedly stated, "I was ostracized at work, so I wanted to kill everyone and then kill myself." The police are considering adding attempted murder charges, believing Lee intended to kill his colleagues through arson.

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