A man in his 30s arrested for murder threat near Hyehwa Station on Danggeun Market... Court cites "risk of flight"

Wang Mo (31), who posted an online notice threatening to carry out a stabbing rampage at Hyehwa Station on Seoul Subway Line 4, has been arrested.

Wang Mo (31), who is accused of posting online messages threatening to commit a violent attack with a weapon, appeared at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu on the afternoon of the 7th for a pre-arrest detention hearing.
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According to the legal community on the 7th, the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Wang, who is suspected of intimidation and other charges. Yoo Chang-hoon, the chief judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Central District Court, stated the reason for the issuance, saying, "There is a risk of flight."

According to the police, Wang is suspected of posting on Danggeun Market around 9 a.m. on the 4th, stating, "I will carry out a stabbing at Hyehwa Station from 3 p.m. to midnight on the 5th." Danggeun Market said that Wang deleted the problematic post himself within 8 seconds. However, screenshots of the post spread on other online communities. Danggeun Market explained that since the view count on the externally spread screenshot shows zero, it is presumed that no one other than the author saw the post at the time the screenshot was taken.

After receiving the report, the police identified the suspect through internet address tracking and arrested Wang at his home in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 5th.

No weapons were found inside Wang's home. It is reported that Wang denied the charges during police questioning, claiming, "I did not post the message."

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