Woman in her 30s caught after throwing dishes from high-rise apartment

A woman in her 30s was arrested in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on Saturday after allegedly throwing dishes, glass cups and other objects from a high-rise apartment several times since Oct. 12. No injuries were reported, but police restricted access around landing sites while investigating. Officers identified her by filming the building with a smartphone, and she was placed in emergency hospitalization after admitting the acts and citing stress.

The Pyeongtaek Police Station arrested the woman around 3 p.m. Saturday on suspicion of aggravated assault.

The objects were allegedly thrown four or five times from an upper floor in Godeok-dong, Pyeongtaek.

Police had difficulty identifying the suspect because the building had dozens of floors and no surveillance cameras captured the objects being thrown.

Police found objects at the woman’s residence similar to those previously thrown from the building.

The woman was placed in emergency hospitalization with her guardian’s consent because police considered the possibility of further incidents and her health condition.

Published Oct 19, 2026 4:26 pm KST

Police tape cordons off the area around a high-rise apartment building in Godeok-dong, Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, where a woman in her 30s allegedly threw dishes to the ground several times. Yonhap

A woman in her 30s has been taken into custody after allegedly throwing dishes and glass cups from a high-rise apartment several times in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.

The Pyeongtaek Police Station arrested the woman, whose identity has been withheld, at around 3 p.m. Saturday on suspicion of aggravated assault, police said Monday.

She is accused of throwing ceramic dishes, glass cups and other objects from an upper floor of an apartment building in Godeok-dong, Pyeongtaek, on four or five occasions since Oct. 12.

No injuries were reported. However, after receiving reports that dishes were repeatedly falling from the building, police launched an investigation out of concern that more objects could be thrown and potentially injure residents.

Police also set up a restricted area around the locations where the objects had landed to keep residents away.

Identifying the person responsible proved difficult because the apartment building has dozens of floors and there were no surveillance cameras positioned to capture the objects being thrown.

On Saturday morning, officers set up a tripod at the scene and continuously filmed the exterior of the building with a smartphone.

Later that day, they captured footage showing an object falling from the building and used it to identify the suspect. Police also found items at her residence similar to those that had previously been thrown from the building.

During questioning, the woman admitted to throwing the objects and said she "had been under a lot of stress," according to police.

Considering the possibility of further incidents and the woman's health condition, police placed her in emergency hospitalization with the consent of her guardian.

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, was translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.

一名30多岁的女子于周六在京畿道平泽市被捕，据称她自10月12日起多次从高层公寓投掷盘子、玻璃杯和其他物品。事件中无人受伤，但警方在调查期间封锁了投掷点附近的区域。警方通过手机拍摄的公寓楼视频确认了该女子的身份，她在承认了自己的行为并表示压力过大后被紧急送往医院。

平泽警察局于周六下午3点左右逮捕了这名女子，她涉嫌严重袭击。

据称，这些物品从平泽市高德洞一栋楼的高层被扔了四五次。

由于该建筑物有几十层楼，而且没有监控摄像头拍到投掷物体的画面，警方很难确定嫌疑人身份。

警方在该女子住所发现了与之前从建筑物中扔出的物品类似的物品。

警方考虑到可能发生进一步事件以及该女子的健康状况，经其监护人同意，该女子被紧急送往医院接受治疗。

发布于2026年10月19日下午4:26（韩国标准时间）

警方在京畿道平泽市高德洞一栋高层公寓楼周围拉起警戒线，据称一名30多岁的女子多次将盘子摔在地上。（韩联社）

一名30多岁的女子被指控在京畿道平泽市的一栋高层公寓内多次投掷盘子和玻璃杯，随后被警方拘留。

警方周一表示，平泽警察局于周六下午3点左右逮捕了这名女子，其身份尚未公开，她涉嫌严重袭击。

她被指控自 10 月 12 日以来，四五次从平泽市高德洞一栋公寓楼的楼上扔下陶瓷盘子、玻璃杯和其他物品。

事件中无人受伤。然而，警方接到报告称，有餐具不断从楼上掉落，出于对更多物品可能被抛掷并造成居民受伤的担忧，警方展开了调查。

警方还在物体坠落地点周围设立了禁区，以防止居民靠近。

由于这栋公寓楼有几十层，而且没有安装监控摄像头来拍摄投掷物体的画面，因此确定肇事者十分困难。

周六上午，警员们在现场架起三脚架，用智能手机持续拍摄建筑物的外部。

当天晚些时候，警方拍摄到一段视频，显示有物体从建筑物上坠落，并以此锁定嫌疑人。警方还在嫌疑人住所发现了与之前从建筑物上扔下的物品类似的物品。

据警方称，在审讯过程中，该女子承认投掷了这些物品，并表示她“承受着很大的压力”。

考虑到可能发生进一步的事件以及该女子的健康状况，警方经其监护人同意，将其紧急送往医院。

本文来自《韩国日报》（《韩国时报》的姊妹报），由人工智能生成系统翻译，并由《韩国时报》编辑。