A teenager who broke the glass of a jewelry store with a hammer and stole precious metals worth tens of millions of won has been brought to trial.

Teenager Arrested and Indicted for Breaking Glass with Hammer and Burglarizing Jewelry Store Stealing Precious Metals Worth 55 Million Won View original image

The Criminal Division 4 of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Jeong-guk) announced on the 9th that they have arrested and indicted A (18) on charges including special theft.


A is accused of breaking the glass of a jewelry store in a commercial building in Guro-gu, Seoul, with a hammer on the 25th of last month, then breaking in and stealing precious metals worth approximately 55 million won.



Earlier, on the 14th of last month, he is also accused of meeting a counterparty who posted on a secondhand trading platform that they would sell gift certificates worth 10 million won, snatching the envelope containing the gift certificates and fleeing.


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