A teenager accused of stabbing his former girlfriend in western Seoul tried to contact her 84 times in the four days after she ended their relationship, according to an indictment reported by Kyunghyang Shinmun on Monday.
The woman, also a teenager, told him on July 19 that she wanted to break up and did not want further contact of any kind, the newspaper reported, citing the indictment obtained through Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Kim Dong-ah.
Prosecutors allege that the man repeatedly called and messaged her despite her refusal. Some messages alluded to suicide, including claims that he had put a foot on a railing before stepping back down and that his death would distress her.
On July 23, an acquaintance told the man that his ex was dating someone, according to the indictment.
Prosecutors allege that he then decided to kill her, sent her a message expressing anger and went to her home in western Seoul’s Gangseo-gu with a weapon.
When she came outside that afternoon, he allegedly attacked her, chased her as she fled and stabbed her multiple times. He continued to assault her after losing hold of the weapon during the struggle, according to the indictment.
Neighbors who heard the woman scream restrained the man until police arrived. She was taken to a hospital with injuries to her abdomen and elsewhere, but her life was not in danger.
Police arrested the man at the scene and referred him to prosecutors in custody. He was indicted in August on charges including attempted murder and violating the Stalking Punishment Act.
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