Pilots in hiding as rogue captain who ‘stabbed and strangled’ buddies at giant
Multiple flyers have requested police protection after one airman was stabbed and another strangled in two shocking attacks that are feared to have been committed by the victims’ former colleague
The murdered victim was killed at an apartment in Busan (Image: News1)
Multiple pilots are pleading with police to place them in emergency witness protection following reports of multiple violent attacks on air-crew.
One pilot was stabbed to death and another brutally strangled in two separate attacks in Busan, Korea, that are suspected to have been committed by the same colleague.
The violent stabbing was discovered by police yesterday (March 16) at around 7 a.m. in an apartment, with the attack believed to have been committed just hours before.
The suspect, also a man in his 50s, is yet to have been apprehended by police. He is believed to have previously worked with the victim, with the pair being co-pilots until 2024.
Authorities have since stated that the suspect is believed to have also attacked another pilot the day before.
It’s unknown what condition the first victim is in.
The suspect, who remains at large, previously worked as the victim’s co-pilot.
South Korean investigators believe that the supposed assailant, who has been named Captain B for legal reasons, sought out his two victims because of a long-standing grudge he held against them, as reported by The Korean Herald.
The pilot was supposedly banned from flying by at least one airline after a psychological evaluation raised serious ‘concerns’ over his mental stability.
Pilots are often required to do psychological screenings in order to evaluate things like memory, executive function as well as things like ADHD.
Korean airlines have been known to perform brain activity scans using electrodes, although it has not been confirmed whether the pilot in question was exposed to such a test.
Following the grounding, he is believed to have subsequently resigned from flying.
Korean news outlets are reporting that several pilots at the airline have requested police protection as the investigation continues.
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