Police arrest stalker for new threats to woman three days post-release
Published: 07 Apr. 2026, 16:43
Updated: 07 Apr. 2026, 17:09
![Seoul Songpa Police Station in southern Seoul [YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/04/07/88b4c2e7-1e7f-4136-886a-52cf3128c604.jpg)
Seoul Songpa Police Station in southern Seoul [YONHAP]
Police arrested a man for allegedly threatening a woman just three days after being released from prison, for which he served a term for stalking the woman in the past.
The suspect is accused of sending 147 retaliatory threats, including writing threatening messages like "I'll kill you" to the victim's bank account by transferring a small amount of money to the victim.
The man was referred to prosecutors while in detention on charges of violating the Act on Punishment of Crime of Stalking and retaliatory intimidation under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, according to the Seoul Songpa Police Precinct on Tuesday.
The man had been sentenced in 2024 to one year and six months in prison for stalking the same victim and was released last month after serving his term.
The suspect is alleged to have kept sending messages to the victim, saying that he would take revenge against her.
The victim filed a complaint with police last Thursday, saying the suspect was making retaliatory threats against her and her family while knowing where she worked and other personal details.
Police made an emergency arrest at the suspect’s home on the same day the complaint was filed, considering the risk of further harm to the victim.
The suspect reportedly resisted violently during the arrest, resulting in fractures and injuries to the responding officer.
The man later told police during questioning that he wanted an apology for having gone to prison because of the victim.
Police sought a detention warrant for the man on Friday, along with provisional measures under the stalking law, and the Seoul Eastern District Court issued the warrant on Saturday after a warrant hearing.
“We were able to swiftly apprehend the suspect through an active response to relationship-based crimes,” a police representative said.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY OH SAM-GWON [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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