Man in 80s Arrested for Knife Attack in Alleyway… Citizen Chases Him Down

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An elderly man in his 80s has been arrested by police after allegedly wielding a weapon against an acquaintance and fleeing. Thanks to a citizen who witnessed the crime, pursued the suspect to the end, and reported it, police were able to make a swift arrest.

Reporter Kwon Min-gyu has the details.

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An elderly man with gray hair, his hands clasped behind his back, exits an alleyway and waits for someone along a main road.

Moments later, he gets into a physical altercation with another man who approaches with a bicycle, and then flees in a hurry.

At around 8:20 p.m. last night (September 13), a man in his 80s, surnamed A, slashed a man in his 70s with a weapon in Jeonnong-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.

The attack took place less than a minute after they crossed paths.

[Park Min-ju / Witness: Two elderly men were fighting, and thinking it was just a drunken dispute, I came out to break it up, but one was already bleeding somewhat. He told me, 'The other person has a weapon,' and so....]

The victim in his 70s suffered severe injuries to his neck and abdomen, but is reportedly not in life-threatening condition.

Suspect A fled after discarding the weapon near the crime scene and was apprehended red-handed by responding police officers.

The attacker was caught by police about 10 minutes after the crime, roughly 600 meters away from the scene.

The two men were reportedly acquaintances who had earlier gotten into an argument at a nearby coffee shop, prompting a police dispatch.

A restaurant employee working nearby who witnessed the incident chased after the fleeing suspect A while providing police with his physical description and escape route, aiding in the arrest.

[Park Min-ju / Witness: The suspect asked me why I was chasing him. Seeing him harm someone else and run away, I thought, 'That person definitely needs to be caught.']

Police are reviewing an arrest warrant for A on charges of attempted murder while planning to present a letter of appreciation to the restaurant employee who assisted in the capture.

(Camera Reporter: Kang Si-woo, Video Editor: Kim Jong-mi)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.