20s Man Who Claimed Financial Hardship in 'Jeju Woman Murder on Way Home' Squanders Money on BJ Gifts

Circumstances Suggesting Attempt to Conceal the Body After the Crime

A man in his 20s, identified as A, who murdered a woman returning home after finishing work at a convenience store to cover living expenses in Jeju, was arrested on the 3rd. The photo is a CCTV capture taken on the day of the incident, last month on the 30th, showing A wearing a black mask getting out of his own pickup truck. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seul-gi] A man in his 20s who brutally murdered a woman on her way home after finishing work at a convenience store in Jeju City is known to have squandered his money by giving gifts to a female internet broadcasting BJ. The police also revealed that the man returned to the crime scene after the incident and attempted to conceal the body.

The Jeju Western Police Station announced on the 10th that they will hand over A (29) to the prosecution, adding charges of attempted concealment of a corpse, theft, unauthorized use of a credit card, and fraud, in addition to the charge of robbery-murder for killing a woman in her 30s and stealing valuables.

A was arrested by the police on suspicion of killing B (39, female) around 6:50 p.m. on the 30th of last month in a field near the Folk Five-Day Market in Dodu 1-dong, Jeju City, and stealing 10,000 won in cash and a credit card (robbery-murder).

During the police investigation, he testified that he had quit his delivery job between April and July because "the money was not as much as expected," is currently unemployed, and committed the crime due to financial hardship.

However, the police believe that A committed the crime because he needed money immediately rather than due to financial hardship, considering that he owns a car registered in his name.

A is known to have squandered money by giving gifts to a female internet broadcasting BJ regularly.

Furthermore, it was confirmed that A returned to the crime scene five hours after the crime.

According to the police, analysis of nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage shows that A wandered around the area using the light from his mobile phone between midnight and 12:30 a.m. on the 31st, five hours after the crime, and revisited the crime scene.

A attempted to move the corpse about 5 meters but eventually gave up and left the scene.

In the police investigation, A stated, "I went back to the scene to hide the body, but it was too heavy, so I couldn't move it and returned."

It was also confirmed that after committing the crime, A used the victim’s stolen credit card to purchase daily necessities at a convenience store.

Earlier, the father of the victim B posted a petition titled "I am the father of the victim in the murder case of a woman in her 30s near the Jeju Folk Five-Day Market" on the Blue House National Petition Board. As of 10 a.m. on the 10th, about 120,000 people had agreed to the petition.

B’s father began, "My daughter worked part-time for five hours every day at a small convenience store and walked home, which was an hour and 30 minutes away on foot. After the incident, I learned that contrary to her saying she was 'walking for exercise,' she walked every day to save transportation costs and save money."

He added, "The suspect owns a 1-ton truck and worked in delivery, but despite having little work, he followed a woman who walked home to save transportation costs and committed this horrific act. Since he killed her with a weapon he had, it is clear that this was a premeditated murder."

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