A man in his 40s has been handed over to prosecutors while in custody after allegedly luring his ex-partner with a text message about a delivery and then attacking her with a knife.
According to Yonhap News Agency, on November 9, the Gyeonggi Il-san East Police Station reported that they had transferred the suspect, identified as A, to prosecutors on charges of aggravated assault and violating the stalking punishment law.
A is accused of threatening and injuring his ex-partner, identified as B, in front of her family home in Ilsan-dong, Goyang City, on October 26.
B sustained an injury to her left hand while trying to fend off A, who fled the scene immediately after the attack.
The police analyzed bus surveillance footage near the last known location of A and confirmed that he took a taxi to Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province. They later tracked him down using closed-circuit television (CCTV) and apprehended him near a friend's residence in Gumi on October 30.
During the investigation, it was revealed that A had sent B a text message claiming that a delivery had arrived, prompting her to open the door, at which point he threatened her with a knife.
A reportedly told police that his motive for the attack was, "I wanted to meet her because I had something to receive, but she wouldn’t see me."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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