"Believing He Was Being Ostracized"... Man in His 60s Attempts Arson at Coworker's Home

Attempted Arson by Pouring Gasoline at the Entrance
Crime Committed After Argument Over the Phone

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A man in his 60s, dissatisfied with the belief that he was being ostracized, was apprehended by police after attempting to set fire to the multi-family residence of a coworker.

On May 19, the Cheonan Dongnam Police Station in Chungnam Province announced that it had booked Mr. A (62), a construction day laborer, on charges of attempted arson of an inhabited building and is currently investigating him.

According to the police, at around 2:00 p.m. on May 17, Mr. A went to an apartment in Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, where his coworker Mr. B (54) resides, poured flammable liquid near the entrance on the first floor, and tried to ignite it.

The police investigation revealed that Mr. A, believing that Mr. B and other colleagues at the construction site were ostracizing him, got into an argument with Mr. B over the phone and, in a fit of anger, brought gasoline and a lighter to Mr. B's home to commit the act.

At the time, Mr. B came down the stairs and discovered Mr. A pouring gasoline near the first-floor entrance, and quickly intervened to stop him.

According to the police, if the fire had actually spread, there was a high probability that there would have been casualties among other residents living in the apartment.

Mr. A, who was found to have no prior record of similar offenses, reportedly told the police, "I was displeased because I felt Mr. B was looking down on me. I did it in a drunken fit of anger."

Believing there is a risk of reoffending and considering the seriousness of the incident, the police have applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A.

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