”My family was completely destroyed”... 40-year-old family head killed in ”Japanese sword incident” in South Korea

The victim, who was killed by a Japanese sword brandished by a man he had never met before and had simply encountered while passing by, was the head of a household in his 40s with two sons.
On the 29th of this month, at around 11:30 pm, a man named A (
Mr. A (43) was killed by a Japanese sword brandished by Mr. B (37). Mr. A is an employee of a furniture company and is the head of a family with two sons, one in the third grade of elementary school and the other aged four.
Mr. A's father said, "I have two grandchildren, ages 4 and 10. I don't know what to do with my wife and baby... My family has been completely destroyed."
"I was just stabbed," he told JTBC, sobbing. A's mobile phone had the number 112 to call the police, but at the time of the incident, it was written that he had been stabbed with a weapon and was not even calling for help.
It was reported that Mr. B continued to chase Mr. A, who was running away to get the money. The police arrested Mr. B, who had fled to his home, one hour after the crime.
During police investigation, Mr. B said, "I committed the crime because I thought Mr. A was a spy tailing me."
However, the police learned that Mr. B had only encountered the victim while walking and had no personal relationship with her.
Mr. B, who worked for a large company, was known for shouting and badmouthing people in his apartment complex.
The residents of the apartment building also said that Mr. B usually carried the murder weapon in his bag.
Mr. B was approved to possess the sword in January, and was given permission for it to be used for decoration. At the time, the police had
The police explained that they had checked his criminal record and had approved him after finding no abnormalities. In light of this incident, criticism has been levelled that there are insufficient procedures to verify the purpose and appropriateness of the process for granting permission to possess swords.
In June last year, a man in his 70s who killed his neighbor with a Japanese sword after a parking dispute was sentenced to 25 years in prison in an appeals court in May this year.
Police said B was not drunk at the time of the crime and asked about his medical history and whether he was taking drugs, but applied for an arrest warrant on suspicion of murder.
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