70s Man Arrested for Attempting to Kill Same-Age Neighbor Amid Long-Standing Conflict

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Yeonggwang Police Station in Jeonnam announced on the 21st that it has arrested A (79) on charges of attempted murder for trying to kill a neighbor with whom he had a long-standing conflict.

A is accused of attempting to kill his same-aged neighbor B by striking him with a blunt weapon in an alley of a village in Yeonggwang-gun around 11 a.m. on the 16th.

On the day of the incident, A happened to encounter B, with whom he usually had bad feelings, in the alley, and after an argument, he pushed and assaulted B. B suffered severe head injuries and was diagnosed with injuries requiring six weeks of treatment.

The police determined that A had the intent to kill based on circumstances such as A making threatening phone calls to B two days before the incident.

A and B had been in conflict for three years, starting from minor quarrels, and A had a prior record of assaulting B and being punished.

As the conflict between the two did not cease and there were concerns about further crimes, the police attempted to separate A from B by measures such as hospitalization in a psychiatric hospital and living with children in another region, while also providing B with a personal safety smartwatch.

The incident occurred while A, having persuaded his children and returned to the village to apologize to B, was involved in the attack.

The police plan to transfer A to the prosecution upon completion of the investigation.