A foreign man was caught while escaping barefoot in the middle of Itaewon, Seoul, to avoid being pursued by the police.
The Seoul Songpa Police Department arrested A Nigerian man on charges of fraud and obstruction of public affairs.
A is accused of cheating through social media as a woman working for an international organization and accessing a man to steal money.
The police tried to arrest Mr. A while hiding in a hospital in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, at around 8 o'clock in the morning of the 31st.
In the process, A escaped and a chase took place, and the suspect was arrested in cooperation with the district police officers who were searching the area after receiving a request for assistance.
The suspect resisted fiercely, including biting the arm of the police officer who was trying to arrest at the time.
Police are investigating further with the possibility of organized crime in mind.
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