Man jumps off apartment building after holding ex-girlfriend hostage
Published: 11 Dec. 2023, 19:38
Updated: 11 Dec. 2023, 22:46
According to South Gyeongsang police, the incident took place in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, at around 2 p.m.
The man engaged in a four-hour standoff with the police before jumping from the building.
He struck an exterior structure of the apartment on the third floor before landing on an air mattress laid on the first floor.
He was taken to a hospital by first responders.
The police said that the man was undergoing court proceedings for stalking his ex-girlfriend.
BY LEE HO-JEONG [lee.hojeong@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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