Daegu Man in His 20s Detained Over Elevator Killing Linked to Noise Dispute

Daegu Seobu Police said on May 11 they detained a suspect in his 20s, identified only as A, on a murder charge after he allegedly killed a neighboring resident with a weapon over dissatisfaction related to inter-floor noise. According to Yonhap News, A is accused of killing a resident in his 50s who lived upstairs at around 10:40 a.m. on May 9 in an elevator at an apartment in Daegu. The reported background of the case is a dispute over noise between floors. The incident shows how a residential noise conflict in an apartment building escalated into a serious crime, with attention now on the police investigation and ensuing legal process. Source: mk.co.kr