A teenage boy was arrested for holding a knife on a Gyeongui-Jungang Line train.
According to the Ilsan Dongbu Police Station, a report was received around 5:10 p.m. on the previous day regarding a male student wielding a weapon on the train near Goksan Station.
The caller reported that the 13-year-old boy was spinning a 20-centimeter knife in his hand, exposing it to other passengers.
Police dispatched a patrol car to the train's stop and apprehended the boy, identified as A.
During questioning, A stated, “I bought the knife to cut plastic for a club activity, and I was holding it because I was worried it would poke a hole in my pocket. I had no intention of threatening other passengers.”
After the investigation, police handed A over to his guardians and are reviewing whether to charge him with possession of a weapon in a public place.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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