On the 30th, the Yeosu Police Station in Jeollanam-do booked A (30) without detention on charges of injury resulting in death for killing a man he met while playing an online game by hitting him with a stone.


A is accused of hitting B (31) multiple times with a stone at a drowsy rest area on a car-only road in Yeosu City around 11:40 PM the previous day, causing B's death.

A Man in His 30s Arrested for Assaulting an Acquaintance to Death Over Game Money Debt View original image

Police investigation revealed that they met through an online game and got into a verbal dispute over debts such as game money, which escalated into mutual assault.


After B died during the mutual assault, A reported the incident to the police himself and was transported to a nearby hospital.


A is currently reported to be unconscious.



The police are conducting an autopsy to determine B's cause of death and are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.


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