LG Electronics Partner Employee Arrested, Indicted for Stabbing Two Colleagues

An employee of a partner company working at LG Electronics' Magok office has been arrested and indicted on charges of attempted murder for allegedly stabbing two LG employees.

The suspect, identified only as Jeong, a 60-year-old contractor, is accused of attacking two men in their 40s and 50s with a hunting knife on July 27. The victims suffered severe injuries to their sides, elbows, arms, and shoulders but are reportedly in stable condition and not facing life-threatening complications.

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The defendant, despite the absence of a dismissal notice, perceived the request for a change in the person in charge as a dismissal notice and committed the crime.

According to prosecutors, Jeong claimed he committed the act after receiving a dismissal notice from LG Electronics. However, investigations revealed that no dismissal notice was issued. Instead, Jeong misinterpreted a request for a change in the person in charge of his work as a termination of his contract. Prosecutors emphasized the severity of the incident, noting that Jeong repeatedly stabbed the victims in the neck and sides from behind while they were working, creating a risk of death.

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This is a serious incident where the defendant, using a hunting knife, repeatedly stabbed two victims in the neck and sides from behind while they were at work, creating a risk of death.