Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
Man in 60s sets 72-year-old ex-girlfriend's house on fire
Police have booked a man for setting his ex-girlfriend's house alight in southeastern Seoul. Gettyimagesbank
By Lee Gyu-lee
By Lee Gyu-lee
Police have detained a man, surnamed Hong, who set his ex-girlfriend's house on fire in southeastern Seoul.
The man, in his late 60s, went to the house about 2 p.m. Sunday where the ex-girlfriend, 72, was living with her children. He allegedly poured gasoline around the house and set it alight.
The fire was soon extinguished and no one was injured, police said.
The ex-girlfriend claimed Hong threatened to kill her.
The two had a 13-year relationship.