Foreign National Arrested for Stabbing Colleague Over Financial Dispute

A foreigner who stabbed a coworker with a weapon over a financial dispute was arrested by the police.

The Gwangsan Police Station in Gwangju announced on the 18th that they have detained and are investigating A (in his 20s), a Vietnamese national, on suspicion of aggravated assault.

A is accused of stabbing B, a construction worker he works with, once in the thigh with a weapon in an alley in Wolgye-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City at around 9:25 p.m. the previous day.

It was investigated that the dispute over money escalated emotions, leading A to come out of his home carrying a weapon.

B’s life is not in danger.

The police plan to request an arrest warrant, citing concerns that A, who is an undocumented immigrant, might flee.

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