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Seoul Arson Suspect Referred to Prosecution for Attempted Murder

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SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Police referred the suspect in last week's arson fire at two buildings in southern Seoul to prosecutors Thursday, pressing additional charges of attempted murder after determining that the crime was premeditated with in

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Police referred the suspect in last week's Arson fire at two buildings in southern Seoul to prosecutors Thursday, pressing additional charges of attempted murder after determining that the crime was premeditated with intent to kill random people. The suspect in his 70s, surnamed Lee, was taken into custody on Oct. 20 shortly after setting fires at two patent firms in two separate buildings in Seoul's Gangnam Ward. The blaze left 26 people injure…

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Mr. Lee (77), a man in his 70s who set fire to two buildings in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, injuring 26 people, has been referred to the prosecution. The police determined that Mr. Lee had planned the crime in advance and that there was sufficient intent to kill. On the 29th, the Seoul Suseo Police Station referred Mr. Lee to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on charges of arson of an existing building resulting in injury and a…

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Mr. Lee, in his 70s, who caused 19 injuries through a series of arson attacks on a building in Yeoksam-dong, Seoul, has been arrested and transferred to the prosecution on charges of attempted murder. The police have secured the motive for the crime and CCTV evidence, and based on the brutality of the offense and the necessity for the public interest, they plan to disclose the suspect's personal information starting from the 3rd of next month.

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A man in his 70s who set fire to two patent law firm offices in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, injuring 26 people, has been referred to the prosecution while in custody. The Seoul Suseo Police Station announced on the 29th that they had referred Mr. Lee (77) to the prosecution under arrest on charges of attempted murder and arson resulting in injury. Mr. Lee is accused of pouring gasoline and setting fire to the entrance of a 4th-floor office …

Personal information on a man in his 70s who was detained on suspicion of injuring 19 people by setting fire to two buildings in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 20th is expected to be revealed on the 3rd of next month. The police stated that they decided to disclose personal information in consideration of the seriousness of the damage and the cruelty of the means of crime. According to the Seoul National Police Agency on the 28th, the po…

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asiae.co.kr broke the news on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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