Woman in cat mask caught wielding knives at Geoje supermarket

Police in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, have apprehended a woman in her 20s who wore a cat mascot mask and brandished knives inside a large supermarket, alarming shoppers. Geoje Police said on Wednesday that the woman, identified only as A, was booked on suspicion of illegally possessing dangerous weapons in a public place. She is accused of entering the toy section of a supermarket in Okpo-dong at 7:23 p.m. on Aug. 2, while wearing a cat mask and gloves, then suddenly pulling out two knives and waving them in the air. According to footage released on the National Police Agency’s YouTube channel, A first roamed the aisles quietly, observing people. She then picked up knives and walked through the store holding them aloft. Children who saw her fled in fear as she raised the weapons and moved toward them. Supermarket employees tried to calm her down but backed away when she advanced while still holding the knives. At one point, A ran toward staff carrying umbrellas as improvised protection, ignoring repeated demands to put the weapons down. Police officers who rushed to the scene ordeWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times