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A former national team member who appeared on Netflix has been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend using a weapon. The Seoul Gangnam Police Station announced on the 2nd that it plans to send former national representative A, who is suspected of special assault, to the prosecution this week. Mr. A is accused of assaulting his girlfriend at his home in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 23rd of last month. The police applied for an arrest warrant after believing that Mr. A had used the weapon himself. Mr. A was arrested on the 26th of last month. Mr. A appeared as a former national athlete on the popular Netflix variety show. It drew attention as a survival game with a prize money of 300 million won. Reporter Kwak Jin-san kjs@hani.co.kr