Using Instant Meeting as Bait... Teenage Boys Assault Men and Steal Valuables

Teenagers lured a man in his 20s by baiting him with a spontaneous meeting in an SNS public chat room, assaulted him, and then fled after stealing cash and a cellphone.

On the 27th, the Busanjin Police Station announced that they had urgently arrested and were investigating three teenagers (two males and one female) on charges of robbery and injury.

According to the police, Ms. A called the victim, Mr. B, whom she met in an open chat room, to Bujeon-dong, Busanjin-gu at around 12:40 a.m. on the 27th.

Later, while Mr. B was walking down an alley with Ms. A, Mr. C and Mr. D ambushed him from behind, strangled him to the ground, assaulted him, and stole 270,000 won in cash from his wallet and his cellphone before fleeing on a motorcycle.

Teenagers in their teens are committing crimes against Mr. B. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

The police, who received the report, analyzed nearby CCTV footage to track their movements and urgently arrested all of them near the Seomyeon Gwangmu-ro intersection.

Police investigation revealed that they committed the crime by posting spontaneous meeting messages in SNS public chat rooms to raise money for entertainment expenses.

A police official stated, “We plan to apply for arrest warrants.”

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