Checked Wife's Location via Secondhand Trading App
Waited in the Area Before Committing the Crime
Stated, "I Committed the Act Due to Suspicions of Infidelity"
A man in his 20s was arrested by police after tracking his wife’s location through a secondhand trading app after she left home, and threatening her with a weapon.
On June 16, the Hwaseong Dongtan Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that they had apprehended a man, identified as A, on charges of special intimidation in the act.
A husband was arrested after tracking his wife’s location, who had left home using a secondhand trading app, and threatening her with a weapon. Yonhap News
A is accused of threatening his wife, identified as B and in her 30s, with a weapon on a street in Yeongcheon-dong, Hwaseong, at around 4:10 p.m. on June 14.
A, who resides in Seoul, reportedly tracked B’s location using the secondhand trading app she commonly uses after she left home, went to the area, waited for her to appear, and then committed the crime.
A was apprehended at the scene as a flagrant offender by police who responded to the report. It is reported that B was not injured during the incident. During police questioning, A stated, "I suspected my wife, who left home, was having an affair, so I went looking for her."
The police have applied for an arrest warrant for A and are investigating the details of the incident. A police official stated, "It does not appear that A lured B out under the pretense of a secondhand transaction," and added, "There is no record of previous police reports for domestic violence or similar incidents involving them."
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