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70-Year-Old Man Arrested for Arson After Release in Store Disturbance Case

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Police in Siheung arrested a man in his 70s on suspicion of breaking into a mobile phone store and setting it on fire.
  • Seven people evacuated the building, while the suspect suffered second-degree burns to his leg and received hospital treatment.
  • Police said he had been questioned and released the previous day after allegedly causing a disturbance at the same store.

A man in his 70s allegedly broke into a mobile phone store in Siheung, Gyeonggi province, and set it on fire after police released him following a disturbance at the same shop.

The Siheung Police Station said it arrested the man on September 9 on suspicion of arson of an occupied building and other offenses. He allegedly smashed through the store’s door at about 2:10 a.m. and started the fire.

Fire authorities extinguished the blaze at about 2:36 a.m. Seven people inside the building evacuated on their own. The suspect suffered second-degree burns to his leg and received hospital treatment, while the store burned down completely.

Police said he had been questioned and released the previous day after allegedly causing a disturbance at the store, reportedly telling staff, “You ignore me.”

You ignore me.

· The suspectThe report says he made the remark while causing a disturbance at the store the day before the fire.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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