A man in his 30s arrested on charges of attacking his mother with a weapon after being scolded for smoking at home

Arrest Warrant Issued for Attempted Parricide
Long-Term Mental Illness Suffered

A man in his 30s was arrested by the police for stabbing his mother with a weapon after she scolded him for smoking in the bathroom at their home.

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On the 8th, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced that they had requested an arrest warrant for a 30-year-old Chinese man, Mr. A, on charges of attempted matricide after stabbing his mother once with a weapon.

According to the police, Mr. A is accused of smoking in the bathroom of his home in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on the 6th, and after his mother scolded him, he assaulted her multiple times and stabbed her once with a weapon.

The mother, who sustained injuries to her neck, reportedly fled to a nearby commercial area and, with the help of a shopkeeper, reported the incident to the police.

Mr. A was caught by the police about 10 minutes after the crime while still in the bathroom of his home. It is known that Mr. A has suffered from a long-term mental illness.

The pre-trial detention hearing for Mr. A will be held at the Seoul Southern District Court on the same day.

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