Three men were arrested on Monday on suspicions of aggravated robbery and assault against foreigners.
According to Jinju Police Station in South Gyeongsang Province, Kim, his brother and a friend, also surnamed Kim, were arrested on suspicions of specifically targeting foreigners for aggravated robbery and assault.
The police believe Kim and his accomplices are responsible for beating a 35-year-old Filipino outside of a supermarket in Jinju on the night of Nov. 27. The 35-year-old was on his way home when the three beat him with a baseball bat and ran off with 200,000 won ($177), police said.
According to police, the men used similar tactics in the week following to assault two other foreigners in the vicinity, making off with 280,000 won.
