80-Man Arrested for Knife Attack in Alleyway... Citizen Pursues Him to the End

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An elderly man in his 80s has been arrested by police after allegedly swinging a weapon at an acquaintance and fleeing. Thanks to a citizen who witnessed the crime and chased the suspect while reporting it to authorities, a swift arrest was made.

Reporter Kwon Min-gyu has more.

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

A short time later, he gets into a physical altercation with another man who brought a bicycle, then hurriedly runs away.

At around 8:20 p.m. yesterday (September 13), in Jeonnong-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, an 80-year-old man, A, swung a weapon at a man in his 70s.

The incident unfolded in less than a minute after they crossed paths.

[Park Min-ju / Witness: "Two elderly men were fighting, and thinking they were just drunk and arguing, I came out to stop them, but (the victim) was already bleeding a bit. He said, 'The other person was holding a weapon,' so..."]

The victim in his 70s sustained serious injuries to his neck and abdomen, but fortunately, his life is not reported to be in danger.

Man A discarded the weapon near the crime scene and fled before being caught red-handed by responding police officers.

The weapon-wielding man A was apprehended by police about 10 minutes after the crime, roughly 600 meters away.

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

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

[Park Min-ju / Witness: "He (the suspect) asked me why I was following him. Seeing someone flee after harming another person, I thought, 'That person definitely needs to be caught.'"]

Police are considering applying for an arrest warrant for attempted murder while planning to award a certificate of appreciation to the restaurant employee who aided in the capture.

(Camera: Kang Si-woo | Video Editing: Kim Jong-mi)
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