Bar Owner Arrested for Stabbing Customer with Knife During Dispute Over Drink Payment... "Argued Over Drink Price"

The Nowon Police Station in Seoul announced on the 13th that they have arrested and are investigating a man in his 60s, Mr. A, the owner of a bar, who stabbed a customer with a weapon over a dispute about the alcohol bill.

According to the police, Mr. A is suspected of attempting murder after stabbing a man in his 40s, Mr. B, near the face with a weapon at around 5 a.m. the previous day at the bar he operates while intoxicated.

Mr. B was transported to a nearby university hospital. It is reported that his life is not in danger. Police who responded to Mr. B’s report arrested Mr. A at the scene. It was reported that Mr. A was so intoxicated at the time that communication was difficult.

It was understood that Mr. A had an argument with Mr. B, who was protesting that "the alcohol prices are too expensive." The police plan to decide whether to apply for an arrest warrant after investigating the specific motive and circumstances of the crime with Mr. A.

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