Middle School Student Arrested for Posting Threatening Message Predicting Stabbing: "I Will Kill Many Until I Wake Up from the Dream"

A middle school student who posted a stabbing threat saying, "I will kill many until I wake up from the dream," in the Mokpo Peace Plaza area was apprehended by the police.

The Mokpo Police Station in Jeollanam-do announced on the 19th that they are investigating A (14), who posted a stabbing crime threat on social networking service (SNS).

A screenshot of a post predicting a stabbing incident in Mokpo circulating on SNS,
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On the previous day, A posted on her Instagram account, "On Saturday, August 19, I will stab at Peace Plaza. I will kill many until I wake up from the dream."

During the police investigation, A reportedly stated that she posted a story about a dream on a private account.

A deleted the post on the same day.

However, as screenshots of the crime threat post spread among Instagram users, the police received about 30 reports by the morning of that day.

The police are verifying the exact circumstances with A.

Posting a murder threat can be punished under the crime of intimidation (up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 5 million won), and if the murder target is specified and there is evidence of concrete preparation for the crime, the crime of attempted murder (up to 10 years imprisonment) may be applied.

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