Suspected Inappropriate Relationship with Partner... 50s Man Arrested for Stabbing 40s Man with Bladed Weapon

A man in his 50s who stabbed a man in his 40s with a weapon, suspecting an inappropriate relationship with his fianc?e, was arrested by the police.

Nowon Police Station, Seoul. Photo by Asia Economy DB

According to the police on the 23rd, the Nowon Police Station in Seoul apprehended and is currently investigating a man in his 50s, identified as Mr. A, on suspicion of attempted murder the previous day.

Mr. A is accused of luring a man in his 40s, Mr. B, to a location without CCTV near an apartment complex in Nowon-gu around 11:10 p.m. that day and stabbing him with a weapon over 30 cm long. Mr. B was stabbed in the armpit area and was transported to a hospital, but his life is not in danger. After the crime, Mr. A discarded the weapon near the apartment flowerbed and fled the scene.

The police responded to a 112 emergency call reporting that a person had been stabbed and the suspect had fled. Through CCTV tracking and other methods, they urgently arrested Mr. A on a nearby street about 40 minutes after the incident, around 11:50 p.m.

During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated that he committed the crime against the victim due to suspicion regarding the victim’s relationship with the woman he had promised to marry.

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