Itaewon tragedy: Found the guy with the rabbit ears suspected of being the pusher, shocking testimony at the police station

There are many testimonies from witnesses and survivors at the scene that a group of people deliberately pushed the crowd. Korean police recently found this group of people and took statements.

The tragedy occurred after more than 100,000 people went to a bar in Itaewon, clogging the narrow streets of the nightlife area because of the news that a famous star appeared. There are testimonies that describe quite specifically : "A group of 5-6 people started pushing. The person behind me and his friends kept calling Push go push away. Many people fell because they were pushed from behind. . They move forward and keep falling. The situation repeats itself."

"I swear with everything I have. The crowd poured into the alley from two directions. The rescue was delayed because more people had gathered to watch the accident. Someone must have pushed right away. from the beginning".

Citing News 1, a witness from the 2nd floor said: "The man with the rabbit ears incited 4-5 of his friends to 'Push away, push away' and everyone started shoving. People the front fell but they didn't know and kept shouting 'Push away'; "We're stronger, push, push!".. We were on the top floor and we yelled at them to stop and they ran away. That guy must be caught and punished."

The scene of people being pushed down right before the accident was recorded by participants at the time. Many recorded clips show that the alley is crowded but people pass by relatively smoothly. However, people suddenly started jostling from the beginning of the alley until tragedy struck.

However, when he presented himself to the police station and gave his testimony, this rabbit-eared young man denied the above suspicion and publicly revealed his travel route that night. Besides, another girl wearing a rabbit mane at the scene is also suspected of pushing people.

According to YouTuber Seon Yeo Jung: "At first, everyone was crammed together, moving with difficulty but orderly. The situation became chaotic when people at the top of the slope started shouting and shoving. shouted, "Push, we're stronger" and started pushing. Chaos ensued, and people started jostling back and forth like a tug-of-war.

Many witnesses also recounted: "It seems that the people at the top didn't realize the people at the bottom had fallen. They kept pushing." "Some people can be heard shouting 'One, two' while pushing. All the roads out of the alley were packed with people, there was no space left. People piled on top of each other."

It was this shoving action that was the direct cause of the stampede tragedy that claimed the lives of 156 people present in Itaewon alley on the evening of October 29. Police are still continuing to analyze CCTV (container cameras) to find those who deliberately push people around.

Experts say that if the testimony of witnesses is true, those who deliberately push could face criminal prosecution, for example manslaughter or intentional injury.

An official from the investigative agency said: "Not only are there cameras at the scene, we are analyzing 52 private cameras in 42 locations, analyzing videos posted online. Witnesses are being investigated. conduct an investigation and we confirm all possible scenarios."

Hong Ki-hyun, director of the Public Order Administration of the National Police Agency, admitted that the police failed to predict the deadly collapse of Itaewon's Halloween crowd during the weekend, Yonhap reported. meeting with reporters at his office. "We knew there would be a lot of people gathered there. But we didn't expect that large-scale casualties would occur due to a large gathering," Mr. Hong said.

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