Threatened With Weapon After Shoulder Bump at Sillim Station... Man in His 20s Arrested in the Act

A man in his 20s was apprehended by police after threatening a passerby with a weapon following a shoulder bump at a subway station.

On November 18, the Gwanak Police Station in Seoul announced that they had arrested a man in his 20s, identified as Mr. A, at around 8:15 a.m. on charges of special intimidation and are currently investigating the case.

Mr. A is accused of bumping shoulders and falling with a man in his 30s at the ticket gate of Sillim Station in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, then grabbing the man by the collar and threatening him with a weapon taken from his bag.

Mr. A was subdued by the victim and subsequently arrested by the police. No injuries were reported.

The police are considering emergency hospitalization for Mr. A, taking into account his mental health condition.