A man in his 20s who received a so-called "retaliation-for-hire" request via Telegram and splashed paint and food on an apartment front door has been handed over to prosecutors. A police investigation found that the man repeated similar offenses in places including Busan and Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang.

The Incheon Seobu Police Station said on the 27th that it arrested and referred a man in his 20s, identified as A, on charges of property damage and housebreaking. A is accused of painting and splashing food such as eggs on the front door of an apartment unit in Cheongna-dong, Seo District, Incheon, at about 5:30 a.m. on the 13th.

A man in his 20s, Mr. A, who carries out retaliation-for-hire such as splashing paint and throwing eggs at an apartment entrance in Cheongna International City, Incheon, appears at the Incheon District Court in Michuhol-gu at 1:30 p.m. on the 18th to undergo a pretrial detention warrant hearing (pre-indictment suspect interrogation)./Courtesy of News1

According to police, A received the request for the crime via Telegram and, after receiving a 300,000 won retainer, disguised as a quick-service courier and committed the offense, it was found.

During the investigation, it was also confirmed that A committed three additional offenses using a similar method, including in Busan on the 12th and Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang, on the 16th.

In a police interview, A is said to have testified to the effect that the crime was committed "to cover living expenses."

Police are tracking the identity of the superior who directed the crime via Telegram and whether there were any accomplices.

Earlier, President Lee Jae-myung on the 15th released a report on the Cheongna-dong case on his social media, saying, "Private retaliation-for-hire is a serious crime for both the person who asked and the person who carried it out," and, "In a modern civilized nation, private disputes must be resolved according to the legal order."

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