South Korean man in his 40s abducted elementary school students on their way to school and demanded 200 million won

A man in his 40s accused of threatening an elementary school student with a deadly weapon and abducting her while they were attending school, then demanding money from her parents, was on trial in court.
The Seoul Northern District Court was held at 10 a.m. on the 21st to suspect A in his 40s on charges of abducting and kidnapping minors under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specified Crimes.
A pre-detention hearing was conducted on the suspect (warrant substantive examination). Around 10 a.m. today, Suspect A, whose face was hidden behind the hood of a black jumper, apologized twice to the victim, saying, ``I'm sorry.''
did. Suspect A entered the courtroom, remaining silent when asked by the reporters, ``Did he have any other motive for the crime besides debt?'' ``Did he plan the crime alone?'' ``Why did he prepare the murder weapon?'' Ta.
According to the police, Suspect A threatened an elementary school student with a deadly weapon as he was heading to school from an apartment in Dobong-gu, Seoul around 8:40 a.m. on the 19th of this month, and took him to the roof of a nearby apartment.
He is accused of going to the hospital and tying up his body. After taking the victim away, Suspect A is also suspected of calling the victim's parents and demanding 200 million won (approximately 22 million yen) in cash.
The victim tore off the tape that had bound his hands and freed himself, calling for help from the police. The parents who received Suspect A's phone call also called the police.
Police analyzed CCTV (security camera) and arrested Suspect A near the victim's residence at around 5:15 p.m. on the same day. According to the police investigation, Suspect A was found to have lost money due to poor business performance.
He committed the crime because he had a lot of debt.'' A police source said, ``The victim and the suspect knew each other,'' and ``we plan to clarify the details of the incident.''
Ru.