4th victim dies following apartment office arson in Gyeongsan
GYEONGSAN — A woman died Tuesday after sustaining injuries in an arson attack on an apartment management office in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan last month, raising the death toll to four, police said. The woman in her 50s died at a hospital in neighboring Daegu while undergoing treatment for burns, according to the police. The attack occurred on July 23 when an apartment resident, surnamed…
The death toll from an arson attack on an apartment management office in Gyeongsan, South Korea, has risen to four following the death of a woman in her 50s who sustained burns while undergoing treatment in a hospital in neighboring Daegu, according to police. The attack, which took place on July 23, involved an apartment resident, surnamed Ryu, who poured flammable material inside the office and set it ablaze, injuring eight people, including himself.
Ryu, who is in his 70s, is also receiving treatment for full-body burns and is expected to be questioned by the police once his condition improves.
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