Verbal Dispute Over Lunch Leads to Knife Rampage at Senior Center

[Anchor]

An 80-year-old man went on a stabbing rampage at a senior center where residents were having lunch together for Malbok, the last of the hottest days of summer, injuring two people. He reportedly committed the crime after a verbal argument broke out over how to handle village-owned communal farmland.

TBC reporter Kim Nak-sung brings us the details.

[Reporter]

A peaceful senior center was instantly turned into chaos.

At around 11:40 a.m. today (August 14), an 80-year-old man, identified as A, brandished a weapon against his fellow residents at a senior center in Pungguk-myeon, Cheongdo-gun.

The incident left another 80-year-old man, B, seriously injured from stab wounds, while the village head, a man in his 60s identified as C who tried to break up the fight, sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital.

Fortunately, neither of the victims is reported to be in life-threatening condition.

[Village Resident: We are beside ourselves right now. We were terribly shocked. They were hurt badly. Wondering if the person could even survive....]

At the time of the incident, residents had gathered at the center to share a lunch for Malbok.

During the meal, A and B reportedly got into a heated argument over the disposal of collectively owned village farmland, after which A pulled out a weapon and began swinging it, also injuring the village head who attempted to intervene.

[Village Resident: The older folks were saying, "Let's sell the land, spend the money, and enjoy ourselves before we die," while the younger ones were saying, "Let's keep it and use the funds for our annual events." They were in the middle of talking about that....]

Residents recounted that A had the weapon on him in advance.

[Village Resident: He said, "It's too noisy," pulled a knife out of his pocket.... They say he brought it with him.]

Police dispatched after receiving a report arrested A at the scene, booked him on charges of attempted murder, and plan to apply for an arrest warrant.

(Video by Noh Tae-hee, Lee Jung-woo / TBC)

TBC Kim Nak-sung
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