"I Can't Live in Fear": Stalking Victim Arrested After Going to Assailant's Home Armed with Weapon

A woman in her 30s, who was targeted by a stalker, has been apprehended by police after going to the man's home armed with a weapon out of anxiety after he failed to appear for his warrant review hearing.

Immediately after the crime, the female victim used a smart watch provided by the police for personal protection to report herself.

The Anyang Manan Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that it has arrested and is investigating a woman in her 30s, identified as A, on charges of preparation for murder.

A is suspected of going to the home of a man in his 50s, identified as B, located in Manan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, at around 8 PM yesterday, carrying a weapon.

Investigations showed that A broke the door handle with a pot she had brought in advance and entered the house.

However, because B was out, the two did not actually encounter each other.

A and B first met early this month.

They met by chance at a drinking gathering, and after it ended, B followed A to her home and damaged her screen door, leading to police investigations regarding stalking.

A pre-trial detention hearing for B was scheduled to be held at the court on the 21st, but B failed to appear for the warrant review.

During police questioning, A reportedly stated that when B did not show up for the warrant review, she thought, "I cannot live like this out of anxiety. I have to harm him myself."

Afterwards, A prepared a weapon and went to B's residence, but failing to find B, she used the smart watch given to her by the police for stalking victim protection to contact authorities directly and turned herself in.

Police dispatched to the scene apprehended A on the spot.

Concluding that A was experiencing extreme stress and posed a high risk of harming herself or others, the police immediately placed her under emergency hospitalization.

Reported by Kim Minjeong | Video by Lee Dain | Graphics by Yang Hyemin | Produced by SBS Digital News
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