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  "id": 12092869,
  "title": "Man in 20s arrested for killing elderly stranger in Seoul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/man-in-20s-arrested-for-killing-elderly-stranger-in-seoul-12092869",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261005/man-in-20s-arrested-for-killing-elderly-stranger-in-seoul"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A man in his 20s has been arrested in Seoul on suspicion of killing an elderly stranger in a residential neighborhood, according to Seoul Gangbuk Police Station. The suspect was apprehended around 1 a.m. on Monday for allegedly killing a man in his 70s on Saturday in Gangbuk Ward. The victim's body was discovered by police while searching for him following a report that he could not be reached. Police determined that the two did not know each other prior to the incident. The suspect claimed the killing was unintentional, stating that it occurred after an argument when their shoulders bumped into each other on the street. The police intend to seek an arrest warrant after investigating the exact circumstances of the incident, including the suspect's motive.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Man in 20s arrested for killing elderly stranger in Seoul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/man-in-20s-arrested-for-killing-elderly-stranger-in-seoul",
        "published": "2026-10-05T06:13:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Man in 20s arrested for killing elderly stranger in Seoul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/man-in-20s-arrested-for-killing-elderly-stranger-in-seoul-12096654",
        "published": "2026-10-05T07:12:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}