40s Woman Arrested for Killing Lover at Motel

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of strangling her lover, a man in his 60s, to death.

Kim Dong-hyun, the chief judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Central District Court, issued an arrest warrant on the afternoon of the 27th after a pre-arrest interrogation (warrant review) of Kim, who is suspected of murder.

Judge Kim explained, "This is a serious case where the suspect killed her lover without a clear reason, and there is a concern that she might flee."

The Seoul Gwanak Police Station urgently arrested Kim on suspicion of murder the previous day. Kim is accused of strangling the victim at a motel in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, around 6:30 p.m. on the 25th.

Police have determined that Kim was in a relationship with the victim and that she gave him coffee containing sleeping pills to put him to sleep before killing him. Kim called the police around 10 p.m. on the day of the incident and confessed to the crime.

Police who responded to the report found the victim's body at the scene and pursued Kim, the prime suspect. They later arrested Kim near Bongnimgyo Bridge in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, and conducted an investigation.

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