Court issues arrest warrant for suspect in patent firm arson attacks
A Seoul court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a man in his 70s suspected of setting fires at two buildings in southern Seoul earlier this week, leaving 19 people injured. The Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant on charges of arson resulting in injuries, saying the man is a flight risk. The suspect was taken into custody hours after setting fires at two patent firms in…
On Thursday, a Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for a man in his seventies suspected of setting fires at two patent firm buildings in southern Seoul earlier in the week, resulting in 19 injuries. The Seoul Central District Court deemed the suspect a flight risk, leading to his apprehension hours after the arson attacks in Gangnam district on Tuesday.
The fires left one victim in cardiac arrest, requiring immediate hospitalization. Police believe the suspect harbored a personal grudge against the firms, alleging they defrauded him through counterfeit patent registration certificates. Prior to the incident, the 70-year-old purchased jerrycans, a lighter, and flammable materials from his home in western Seoul on Friday.
Police are scrutinizing the suspect's psychiatric history and contemplating additional charges of attempted murder, based on his purported search for a specific individual before initiating the fires. The suspect has a prior conviction for a two and a half year prison term.
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