A woman in her 20s, wearing a cat costume, was apprehended by the police after causing a disturbance with a weapon at a large supermarket.
The Geojeman Police Station in South Gyeongsang Province stated on the 27th that they are investigating a woman surnamed A on suspicion of possessing a weapon.
According to the police, Ms. A was seen swinging two weapons in the air while walking around a toy store inside a large supermarket in Okpo-dong, Geoje City, around 7:23 p.m. on the 2nd.
The police, who responded to a 112 call, subdued Ms. A and arrested her as a person caught in the act. It was determined that no one was injured during Ms. A's weapon disturbance. Police investigations revealed that Ms. A has a history of mental illness and was forcibly hospitalized.
In a video released by the Korean National Police Agency on YouTube, Ms. A was seen wearing a pink costume on her upper body. Although it was mid-summer, she was wearing a long-sleeved padded jacket over the costume.
Ms. A was subdued by the responding police and arrested as a person caught in the act. When an officer asked, 'Do you have another knife?' Ms. A replied, 'Meow.' To the question, 'Why were you holding a knife?' she again responded with, 'Meow,' and added, 'I can't talk about that, meow.' When asked, 'Do you have a cellphone?' she said, 'Why should I say that, meow?'