Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Indonesian man arrested for alleged murder of compatriot in Daegu
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By Jung Min-ho
An Indonesian man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing one of his fellow countrymen to death in Daegu on April 28.
According to Seongseo Police Station on Thursday, an arrest warrant was issued by the court for the man in his 40s, who is suspected of inflicting fatal injuries on another Indonesian man with a weapon near a nightclub in the city’s Dalseo District.
The victim, who was in his 30s, was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he died while being treated.
The suspect fled the scene, only to be apprehended by police eight hours later at a house in Goryeong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province.
Police said the two men, who did not know each other before that day, had a quarrel inside the club which eventually escalated into a physical fight. The cause of the altercation is still under investigation.
According to Indonesia’s media outlets, “groups of Indonesians” were involved in a fight, which they reported left one man dead and four others injured.