A man in his 70s who carried out a knife attack at Ilmin Museum of Art in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, has been sent to prosecutors in custody.
Jongno Police Station in Seoul said on the 2nd that it referred a man in his 70s, identified as A, to the prosecution in custody on suspicion of attempted murder and preparing arson.
A is accused of swinging a sickle and injuring a man in his 40s, identified as B, at about 7:47 a.m. on the 26th at Ilmin Museum of Art. The two were known to be colleagues.
Police tracked A, who fled after the crime, and made an emergency arrest in Gwanak District. They also found indications that A prepared arson before wielding the weapon and additionally applied the charge of preparing arson.
On the 28th, a court issued an arrest warrant for A, saying there were concerns about destruction of evidence and flight.