A South Korean man has been charged with attempted poisoning of his business partner after losing money in cryptocurrency investments.

PANews reported on February 24th that, according to DL News, South Korean prosecutors have charged a 39-year-old man with attempting to poison his business partner with a highly toxic pesticide after a failed cryptocurrency investment of approximately $810,000 in secret. The two had been collaborating on a Bitcoin investment project and co-founded a company since 2022, but a conflict arose due to the suspect's misuse of company funds. Prosecutors allege that the suspect planned the murder to seize control of the company. In October of last year, he purchased approximately $200 worth of the banned pesticide methomyl from an online seller and added it to an iced latte at a Seoul cafe before serving it to the victim. The victim collapsed and fell into a coma, requiring a ventilator to stay alive, and only regained consciousness three days later. The suspect has been charged with attempted murder and violation of the Pesticide Management Act, and the trial is scheduled to begin on March 10th.