Gwangju Gwangsan Police Detain Man in His 50s for Fatal Assault on Fellow Day Laborer

Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station

A man in his 50s has been arrested after assaulting and causing the death of a fellow daily wage worker with whom he was living.

Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station announced on the 6th that they had arrested a man in his late 50s, identified as A, on charges of causing death by injury.

A is accused of assaulting a male coworker, B, in his early 50s, at their accommodation in Dosan-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, on the afternoon of the 25th of last month, resulting in B's death.

According to the police, A committed the act because B, who was intoxicated, returned to their accommodation and picked a quarrel with him.

B was found dead in his room on the 29th of last month. The cause of death is presumed to be abdominal bleeding.

Considering the seriousness of the case and the risk of flight, the police obtained an arrest warrant from the court.

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