20s Man Arrested and Prosecuted for Stabbing a 70s Elderly Man with a Knife at Sangbong Station

A man in his 20s who allegedly swung a weapon at a man in his 70s after a dispute over bumping shoulders on a subway platform has been brought to trial.

According to the legal community on the 16th, the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office arrested and indicted Mr. A on charges of aggravated assault on the 13th.

Mr. A is accused of stabbing the thigh of Mr. B, a man in his 70s, with a weapon during an argument after bumping shoulders on the platform of Sangbong Station on Line 7 of the Seoul subway in Jungnang-gu at 3:28 p.m. last month, and then fleeing the scene. Immediately after the incident, Mr. A fled by taking a train from the Gyeongui-Jungang Line Sangbong Station platform but was caught by police at his home in Guri-si, Gyeonggi Province, at around 6:35 p.m., three hours later. The court issued an arrest warrant for Mr. A on the 24th of last month, citing concerns about flight risk and recidivism.

It was determined that Mr. A used a tool with a short blade at the tip, typically used for opening mail, as the weapon. During police questioning, Mr. A stated, "I usually carry a knife to cut Post-it notes when reading books."

A prosecution official said, "We will thoroughly carry out the prosecution to ensure that the suspect receives punishment commensurate with the crime."

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