20130211 Korea 2 brothers killed in apt. noise feud
Korea Feb 11 2013 “Apartment houses” “Building” “Houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
2 brothers killed in apt. noise feud
Updated: 2013-02-11-17:35
Shown above are the remains of a house burnt down in a fire set by a 49-year-old neighbor in a dispute over noise allegedly made by the residents of the burnt house. / Yonhap
Suspect in rage stabbing flees and remains at large
By Kim Jae-won
A number of fatal incidents took place during the Seollal holiday.
Two brothers in their 30s were stabbed to death in a feud with a neighbor during their Seollal visit to the parents’ apartment in Myeonmok-dong, northeastern Seoul, Saturday.
The police said Monday that a 45-year-old man surnamed Kim allegedly stabbed and killed the two brothers during a quarrel over noise then fled the scene.
The murder suspect went to the home of the parents of the two brothers on Saturday night in order to complain about excessive noise — an ongoing source of dispute between the two families.
After becoming enraged, Kim allegedly stabbed the two brothers who were later found by the apartment janitor. They died while being rushed to hospital.
The younger brother, aged 30, married two months ago. The holiday period was the first visit the newly-weds had made to his parents.
The elder brother, aged 32, was the father of a three-year-old daughter.
In a separate incident, police said they will seek an arrest warrant for a man who allegedly set fire to a neighbor’s home on Sunday after another dispute over noise and leaking water.
According to Yangcheon District Police Department in western Seoul, a 49-year-old man surnamed Park set fire to his neighbor’s home using a bottle filled with oil. During the fire, six members of the family, including homeowner Hong, 67, and his two-year-old granddaughter, were hurt and taken to hospital.
The fire was extinguished after most of the house was burned down. The damages from the fire were estimated at 21 million won, the police said.
Park was apprehended on site by residents and handed over to the police. Police said that Park had been in an ongoing feud with Hong over the last four years after losing a compensation lawsuit over the issue of leaking water.
Park is currently undergoing questioning but has refused to speak during the interrogation.
Another family’s holiday also turned to tragedy. On Saturday morning, a 15-year-old girl surnamed Kim was killed in an accident, after the car she was in hit an embankment in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province.
Kim was one of six teenagers in the car which was driven by her 19-year-old cousin. The other five were also injured. The police said the accident appeared to be the result of driver error.
Eating and drinking during the holidays also caused the death of a number of people. A 57-year-old man was found dead on Saturday after choking while eating rice cakes at the home of a friend in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province.
Another man aged 53 and surnamed Hwang, in Naju, South Jeolla Province, also died after drinking too much alcohol, which resulted in him having breathing difficulties and rendered him unconscious.
Rescuers attempted emergency treatment, but failed to resuscitate him, according to the police.
Websource:The Korea Times
http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2013/02/113_130321.html
Date:2013-02-11
Country:Korea