Police to Seek Arrest Warrant for Man in His 60s Accused of Attempted Murder of 'Ex-Wife Under Police Protection'

Attacked ex-wife with a weapon as she was leaving for work... went to her sister's home right after the attack
"Refuses to make a statement"... remains silent on why he went to his ex-wife's sister's home

Police plan to take into custody a man in his 60s who went to his former wife, who was under police protection, and attacked her with a weapon. The man is refusing to make any statements, and the victim has yet to regain consciousness.

The Bundang Police Station in Gyeonggi Province said on Oct. 20 that it plans to seek an arrest warrant for A on charges of attempted murder.

Bundang Police Station in Gyeonggi. Yonhap News Agency.

According to police, A is suspected of waiting outside the entrance to the home of his former wife, B, in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on the morning of Oct. 19, then pushing her inside as she was leaving for work, attacking her with a weapon and fleeing.

B sustained serious injuries to her head and elsewhere. She is reportedly in critical condition, breathing but unconscious.

Police responded to a report from B's daughter, who reviewed CCTV footage from the entrance and identified signs of the crime. Based on the daughter's statement that "my father does not get along with my second maternal aunt (B's older sister)," police requested assistance from the Jungnang Police Station in Seoul. A was arrested on the spot two hours after the incident, after he was found wandering outside B's sister's home with a weapon. Police sent the weapon found in A's bag and other seized items to the National Forensic Service for detailed analysis.

B requested police protection on Oct. 16, three days before the attack, after A, who had returned to South Korea in July after working in the Middle East, came to see her or called asking to meet. Police explained options including filing a formal report and staying at temporary accommodation, but B's side said they did not want those measures. As a result, police implemented only safety measures, including providing a smartwatch and conducting patrols linked to the 112 emergency number. Police found no previous reports of domestic violence or stalking between the two.

After requesting police protection, B stayed at the homes of acquaintances and relatives. She returned to her home on Oct. 18 to go to work and was ambushed the following day. Investigators believe she was unable to press the smartwatch's emergency call button.

Police plan to further investigate A, including the precise motive for the attack, once an arrest warrant is issued.

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