Arrest Warrant Issued for Man in His 50s Who Went on Rampage with a MacGyver Knife on Line 2 Train

The Mapo Police Station in Seoul applied for an arrest warrant on the 20th for a man in his 50s, Mr. A, on charges of special injury for causing a disturbance while holding a small tool on a Subway Line 2 train, injuring passengers.

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According to the police, Mr. A is accused of inflicting abrasions and lacerations on the faces of two male passengers with a folding multi-purpose small tool commonly called a "MacGyver knife" inside the Line 2 train heading from Hongdaeipgu Station toward Hapjeong Station around 12:40 PM the previous day.

It was found that Mr. A held the tool in his hand without unfolding it and attacked the passengers. At the time, one victim and two other passengers subdued Mr. A at the scene, and the police, who had been waiting at Hapjeong Station after receiving a report, boarded the train and arrested him in the act.

During the police investigation, Mr. A incoherently claimed, "I was attacked by several people on the subway, so I assaulted them in self-defense."

After reviewing the situation and Mr. A's medical records indicating a history of mental illness, the police found his statement unreliable and, considering the risk of flight, applied for an arrest warrant that afternoon.

It was investigated that Mr. A had been diagnosed with schizophrenia in the past but stopped treatment in January 2019.

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