In Yeosu, Jeonnam, Suspect Who Stabbed a Woman in Her 50s on the Street with a Knife and Fled Has Been Caught

Published 13 Nov.2020 18:20(KST)

Updated 19 Aug.2025 19:37(KST)

In Yeosu, Jeonnam, Suspect Who Stabbed a Woman in Her 50s on the Street with a Knife and Fled Has Been Caught

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] A suspect who stabbed a woman in her 50s with a weapon while she was walking in Yeosu, Jeonnam, and fled the scene was caught by the police two days after the incident.

The Yeosu Police Station in Jeonnam announced on the 13th that they have arrested and are investigating A (50) on charges of attempted murder for stabbing a woman in her 50s in the chest and arm with a weapon while she was walking.

A is accused of stabbing B (57) with a weapon in front of an apartment in Singi-dong, Yeosu City, at around 9:20 p.m. on the 11th, leaving her in critical condition.

B is receiving treatment at a university hospital in Gwangju, but is reported to be in a life-threatening condition.

The police secured footage showing A fleeing in a car parked near the crime scene and tracked him down, arresting A at a motel in Gwangyang and transferring him to Yeosu.

The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant after investigating the exact motive for the crime with A.