Tag: Jinju

Picture of the Day: Arson-Murder Suspect

| April 21, 2019
Face of arson-murder suspect
Face of arson-murder suspectAhn In-deuk, who set fire to his apartment and randomly killed five fleeing neighbors with a knife, and injured 13 others, on April 17, 2019, is taken by detectives to a hospital at Jinju Police Station in Jinju, about 430 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on April 19, 2019, with his face made public in accordance with the related law. He reportedly suffers from schizophrenia. (Yonhap) 

Man Murders 5 People in Jinju After Setting Apartment on Fire

| April 18, 2019

This is an absolutely horrible crime:

Police and firefighters inspect the scene of a fire and murders at an apartment building in Jinju, southeastern South Korea, on April 17, 2019. (Yonhap)

A man in Jinju, southeastern South Korea, set his apartment aflame on Wednesday and attacked fleeing residents with a knife, killing five of them and injuring 13, police said.
The arson and murder suspect, identified only as a 42-year-old man, set fire to his apartment building in Jinju, about 435 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at around 4:29 a.m. before randomly stabbing other residents coming out of their houses to evacuate, police said.

Five residents, including a 12-year-old, were stabbed to death in the apartment stairways, and 13 others were injured, with three of them in critical condition, police said.
The suspect was detained on the scene at about 4:50 a.m. after a confrontation with police.

Yonhap

You can read more at the link, but condolences to all the victims’ families.