Man in his 40s arrested for threatening elementary school students with deadly weapon and abducting them = South Korea

A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of threatening elementary school students with a deadly weapon and abducting them while they were on their way to school, then demanding money from their parents.
According to police and other sources, the Seoul Northern District Court was held on the 21st from 10 a.m. for specific crimes.
As a result of pre-arrest questioning (warrant substantive examination) of suspect A, who was arrested on suspicion of abduction and kidnapping of minors under the Heavy Punishment Act, a arrest warrant was issued.
The court explained the reason for his detention, citing the risk of destruction of evidence and flight.
According to the police, at around 8:40 a.m. on the 19th, Suspect A went to an apartment building in Dobong-gu, Seoul, while an elementary school student was on his way to school.
He is accused of threatening the student with a deadly weapon, taking him to the roof of a nearby apartment building, and tying him up. After kidnapping the victim, suspect A called the victim's parents and gave them 200 million won (approximately 22 million yen) in cash.
). After untying the tape that bound his hands and escaping himself, the victim called the police for help. The parents who received Suspect A's phone call also called the police.
Police analyzed security cameras and arrested Suspect A near the victim's residence at around 5:15 p.m. on the same day. During the police investigation, suspect A said, ``Due to poor business performance,
He committed the crime because he had a lot of debt.'' A police official said, ``The victim and suspect were neighbors to each other,'' and ``we plan to continue clarifying the details of the incident.''
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