[Yonhap]
[Yonhap]

A suspect in their 40s who lured a former partner outside with a fake package-delivery text message and attacked the person with a weapon has been indicted while in detention.

The Ilsan Dongbu Police Station in Gyeonggi Province said Monday it had forwarded the suspect, identified only as A, to prosecutors on charges including aggravated assault and violations of the Stalking Punishment Act.

A is accused of threatening and injuring the former partner, identified as B, with a weapon outside B's family home in Ilsan Dong-gu, Goyang, on Oct. 26.

A sent B a text message claiming a package had arrived, then attacked B with a weapon as B stepped outside. B sustained an injury to the left hand while trying to break free.

A fled the scene by taxi to Gumi in North Gyeongsang Province. Police analyzed bus dashboard camera footage and closed-circuit television recordings near the point where A's movements went dark, and arrested A on Oct. 30 near the home of an acquaintance in Gumi.

A was quoted as telling police during questioning, "There was something I needed to get back, but the person wouldn't meet me."


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