[Anchor]

An 80-year-old man has wielded a weapon at a senior citizens center where residents were having lunch together for Malbok, injuring two people. It is reported that the crime took place after an argument broke out over how to handle farmland jointly owned by the village.

TBC Reporter Kim Nak-sung.

[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, swung a weapon at neighboring residents at a senior center in Punggok-myeon, Cheongdo-gun.

The incident left an 80-year-old resident, B, seriously injured from stab wounds, while a 60-year-old village head, C, who tried to break up the fight, sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital.

Fortunately, both individuals are reportedly not in life-threatening conditions.

[Village Resident: We are out of our minds right now. We were extremely shocked. He was hurt badly. Whether a person can survive or not....]

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

During the meal, A and B reportedly got into a verbal altercation over the management of village-owned farmland, leading A to pull out a weapon and attack, during which the village head who tried to intervene was also injured.

[Village Resident: The older people say, "Let's sell (the land), spend the money, and die," while the younger people say, "Let's keep it and use the funds for annual events once a year." They were talking about things like that....]

Residents recalled that A had brought the weapon with him in advance.

[Village Resident: He said, "It's noisy," and 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 on the spot, 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