Police Track Author of Seventh Murder Threat Post at Sillim Station

A post threatening to commit murder again appeared in Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, prompting the police to track down the author of the post.

Police officers are patrolling the area around Sillim Station in Gwanak-gu, Seoul.
[Photo by Im Chunhan]

On the 2nd, the Gwanak Police Station in Seoul announced that they are investigating the author who posted a new murder threat on an online community around 11:10 PM the previous day on charges of intimidation. After receiving reports related to the post, the police searched the Sillim-dong area at 2:51 AM that day but did not find any clear signs of a crime.

The author wrote, "Everyone lives happily in life," and "Tomorrow night (the 2nd), someone will appear in Sillim carrying a weapon." This is presumed to imitate the motive of Chosun (33), who committed a stabbing rampage in Sillim-dong on the 21st of last month.

Since the Sillim-dong stabbing incident, the police have confirmed a total of seven posts threatening copycat crimes. On the 25th of last month, the police arrested a man in his 20s, Lee Mo, who posted on an online community, "I will kill 20 Korean women at Sillim Station on Wednesday," along with a screenshot of a weapon purchase receipt, and recently sent him to the prosecution.

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