"Man in His 60s Arrested and Charged After Weapon Attack on Neighbor at Gosiwon"

Wielded a Weapon Against an Acquaintance After a Dispute

A man in his 60s who wielded a weapon during a dispute with a neighbor at a gosiwon has been referred to the prosecution in custody.

Yeongdeungpo Police Station, Seoul. Photo by Jiye Lee

On August 6, Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station announced that it had referred Mr. A, a man in his 60s, to the prosecution in custody on charges of special assault.

According to police, at around 8 p.m. on August 2, Mr. A is accused of injuring a neighbor with a weapon during a verbal argument at a gosiwon in Singil-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.

Investigations revealed that Mr. A and the victim were acquainted and lived in the same gosiwon.

Police received a 112 emergency call reporting "the hallway is covered in blood" and arrived at the scene within one minute, apprehending Mr. A in the act. The victim received emergency treatment and was transferred to a hospital. It has been reported that the victim's life is not in danger.

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