A woman in her 20s, wearing a cat costume, threatened employees and customers with a weapon at a large supermarket in Okpo-dong, Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, around 7:23 p.m. on the 2nd. This incident was reported by the South Gyeongsang Police Agency. The Geoje Police Station in South Gyeongsang announced on the 27th that they had arrested and are investigating the woman, known only as A, on charges of possessing a weapon in a public place. According to the obtained CCTV footage, A entered the mart wearing the cat costume, wielded the weapon in the air, and exhibited threatening behavior such as damaging display stands. She also approached store employees with the weapon when they tried to stop her and threatened nearby children. It was confirmed that A had prepared the weapon in advance.
Police, responding to a report, subdued and arrested A on the spot. During the investigation, they confirmed that A had a history of mental illness and took her into mandatory care. After investigating the precise details of the incident, the police plan to forward the case to the prosecution.