"Report: The Man Next Door Is Rummaging Through My Laundry"

A medical student was apprehended by police after breaking into a one-room apartment where a woman lived alone and stealing several pieces of underwear.


On June 15, the Seoul Dongjak Police Station announced that a man in his 20s, identified as A, has been booked without detention on charges of trespassing and theft.


Seoul Dongjak Police Station. Photo by Yonhap News

Seoul Dongjak Police Station. Photo by Yonhap News

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According to the police, A is suspected of breaking into the victim’s one-room apartment, located next door to his residence in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, at around 9:25 a.m. on June 13.


Police responded to an emergency call reporting, "The man next door has entered my home and is rummaging through my laundry." Upon arrival, officers apprehended A at the scene. After separating the victim and A, police recovered items including underwear and socks—believed to belong to the victim and other women—from a trash bag A had discarded before his arrest.



A police official stated, "We are considering requesting an arrest warrant."


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