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Footage of man trying to break into woman's home using wire sparks fear

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A video taken by a woman living in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday shows a man trying to open her front door by sliding in a length of steel wire from outside the apartment. Captured from an online message board
A video taken by a woman living in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday shows a man trying to open her front door by sliding in a length of steel wire from outside the apartment. Captured from an online message board

By Kim Chung-hwan

Online users in Korea are reacting with horror after viral footage emerged of an unidentified man trying to break into a lone woman's home using a length of steel wire to open the locked door.

On Tuesday, a woman living in the city of Bucheon posted a video in an online message board titled "I'm getting goosebumps right now", which subsequently went viral on other web communities and social media platforms.



The video shows a length of steel wire which is bent back at the end being forced through the gap between the front entrance and the frame. The unidentified man proceeds to hook the wire on to the door handle and attempts to pull it down several times. The woman said the incident took place at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

The woman said she grabbed the steel wire and asked the man who he was, to which he replied that he was a real estate agent. When the woman told him that he should have called her first, the man gave an unclear response, after which she contacted the police. The woman said she raised her voice at the man, saying "The real estate agency I signed with is out of business now. My house is up for auction, but it doesn't mean you can just try to force yourself in like this." She said the entire exchange lasted for around 2 minutes.

After uploading the video, the shaken woman put up another post saying, "I called the police, but the man who was trying to break in has already left". She added, "I'm preparing my statement to the police, and one of my neighbors said a man had called him through an intercom at the shared entrance of our building, and that he felt suspicious and didn't let him in. I'm terrified right now."

The police later arrived to collect fingerprint and DNA evidence from the steel wire that was left at the scene. It's been reported that the police have also obtained security camera footage from the building that may have captured the man and the incident on video.

Kim Chung-hwan (chk@hankookilbo.com) is a reporter at The Hankook Ilbo, a sister publication of The Korea Times. This article, previously published in The Hankook Ilbo, has been translated as part of a news-sharing program.




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