Breaking Into Ex-Girlfriend's Apartment at Midnight and Stabbing... Man in His 50s Arrested

Arrested in the act in the apartment emergency stairwell
Police investigating the exact motive and other details of the crime

Breaking Into Ex-Girlfriend's Apartment at Midnight and Stabbing... Man in His 50s Arrested 원본보기 아이콘

A man in his 50s was arrested by the police after breaking into his ex-girlfriend's apartment in the early hours and wielding a weapon.


The Gwangju Seobu Police Station announced on the 19th that they had urgently arrested and were investigating Mr. A, in his 50s, on suspicion of attempted murder.


Mr. A is suspected of breaking into a 15th-floor unit of an apartment building in Geumho-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, at around 2:30 a.m. that day and attempting to kill Ms. B, a woman in her 50s, and Mr. C, a man in his 50s, by stabbing them with a weapon.


Responding to a report, the police arrested Mr. A at the scene shortly after the crime; he had failed to flee and was hiding in the stairwell of the apartment building.


The investigation found that Mr. A had been in a romantic relationship with Ms. B in the past. It was revealed that, after seeing Mr. C at Ms. B's home, Mr. A wielded a weapon he had prepared in advance.


The victims, who were stabbed with the weapon, were taken to a hospital; however, Mr. C is reported to be in critical condition and currently unconscious.


The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant for Mr. A after investigating the exact motive and circumstances of the crime.

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