'Mia-dong Weapon Rampage' Murder Suspect in His 30s Arrested... "Risk of Flight"

A man in his 30s has been arrested after wielding a weapon at a mart in Mia-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, resulting in the death of a passerby.

A man identified as A, who caused a stabbing rampage at a mart in Mia-dong, Seoul, resulting in the death of a customer in his 60s and injuring an employee in his 40s, appeared at the Seoul Northern District Court in Dobong-gu, Seoul on the 24th for a pre-arrest detention hearing. Photo by Yonhap News

On April 24, Choi Giwon, the sole judge of Criminal Division 10 at the Seoul Northern District Court, issued an arrest warrant for a suspect identified as A after holding a pre-arrest detention hearing on charges of murder. Judge Choi stated that the warrant was issued due to concerns that the suspect might attempt to flee.

At around 6:20 p.m. on April 22, A was arrested at the scene after stabbing an employee and a passerby with a weapon inside a mart near Mia Station in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. A, who appeared wearing hospital patient clothing from a nearby hospital, drank alcohol inside the mart just before the crime, tore open the packaging of a displayed weapon, and used it to commit the attack. After the incident, A hid the weapon among a pile of snacks on the store shelves, moved to a nearby alley, smoked a cigarette, and called the police emergency number 112. The police applied for an arrest warrant for A the previous day.