Convenience Store Female Clerk Kidnapping Attempt... Suspect Caught Turns Out to Be Uncle and Nephew

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] At a convenience store in Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do, a female employee narrowly escaped being kidnapped by two assailants and reported the incident to the police after fleeing.

According to the Hampyeong Police Station in Jeollanam-do on the 7th, at around 12:25 a.m. on the 6th, two assailants threatened a female employee with a weapon at a convenience store in Hampyeong-gun, took her alcohol, and demanded cash. When the employee said "I have no money," they demanded her credit card. Upon hearing she was a "credit defaulter," they forcibly tried to put her into a car to kidnap her.

Fortunately, the female employee took advantage of a moment when the car door was briefly open to escape and reported to the police.

The police, upon receiving the report, issued a nationwide alert for the car driven by the assailants and requested cooperative investigation from the nearby Gwangju Police Agency.

At around 1:40 a.m. on the 6th, the Gwangsan Police Station in Gwangju found the wanted car parked in front of Songjeong Park. After pursuit, they arrested A (53) and B (40) near Songjeong Station and handed them over to the Hampyeong police.

According to police investigation, the two are uncle and nephew, and they reportedly committed the crime to raise money for a family member's hospital bills.

The police are currently investigating the exact motive for the crime and plan to apply for arrest warrants on charges of aggravated robbery.