Couple attacked with sickle over noise

A middle-aged man in Daegu attacked a couple living upstairs with a sickle over a noise complaint.

The man began arguing with the couple in Bongdeok-dong, Daegu, at around 7 a.m. on Tuesday. As the altercation grew heated, the man struck the couple in the neck and chest with a sickle.

The couple were taken to a hospital and are now undergoing treatment. Their injuries were reportedly not life-threatening.

The police plan to seek an arrest warrant for the man on the charge of attempted murder.


By Sung Jin-woo, Intern reporter
(jinwoo0120@heraldcorp.com)