"Tracked Down to the Front of the House" 20s Man Who Killed Three Mothers and Daughters, Suspected Stalker

Claims by acquaintances of the eldest daughter in the victim's family
Suspect A stalked the eldest daughter for 3 months
Petition to the Blue House urges public disclosure of identity, citing "exposure to crime due to being a 'relatively vulnerable' person"

A man in his 20s who killed three women in a mother-daughter relationship at an apartment in Nowon-gu, Seoul, is alleged to have stalked them for several months. / Photo by SBS

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] A man in his 20s, identified as Mr. A, who stabbed and killed a mother and her two daughters with a weapon in an apartment in Nowon-gu, Seoul, is alleged to have been a stalker. It is reported that Mr. A met the eldest daughter of the three while playing an online game and persistently followed her for three months, demanding a relationship. As the possibility of the incident being a stalking crime has been raised, voices from citizens demanding the disclosure of Mr. A’s identity are growing louder.

According to SBS '8 News' on the 29th, acquaintances of the eldest daughter, Ms. B, claimed that Mr. A had stalked Ms. B for several months. They said that Ms. B had expressed fear due to Mr. A’s stalking since early this year, adding, "She never gave out her apartment unit number, but he even came to her doorstep."

They also claimed that Ms. B recently changed her phone number to shake off the stalking.

Earlier, according to the Nowon Police Station in Seoul, the three women were found dead around 9 p.m. on the 25th in an apartment in Nowon-gu. Mr. A was found at the scene with serious self-inflicted injuries and collapsed. He was later transferred to a nearby hospital for surgery.

According to multiple media reports, Mr. A reportedly met Ms. B while playing an online game. After unilaterally demanding a relationship and being rejected, he harbored resentment and committed the crime.

A suspect's personal information disclosure is being urged in a Blue House public petition. / Photo by Blue House Public Petition Board capture

Some voices are calling for the public disclosure of Mr. A’s identity as a suspect. They argue that Mr. A, who persistently harassed a woman over a long period and ultimately killed an entire family, committed such a heinous crime that his identity should be revealed.

On the 26th, a petition titled "Please disclose the identity of the male suspect in his 20s in the Nowon family triple murder case" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board.

The petitioner stated, "Women, who die by the dozens every day, are exposed to many crimes because they are 'relatively vulnerable.' Although articles about the 'Nowon mother and two daughters murder case' are gradually increasing, the world seems strangely quiet. It should not be quiet. It should not be overlooked." As of 10 a.m. on the 30th, four days after the petition was posted, it had received over 147,000 endorsements.

The apartment site in Nowon-gu where the triple mother-daughter murder incident occurred on the 26th. / Photo by Yonhap News TV capture

On some online communities such as 'Nate Pann' and 'Women’s Era,' there has been a movement to post messages urging the chief of Nowon Police Station, who is investigating the case, to impose severe punishment on Mr. A. This is done by leaving messages on the police station’s official website bulletin board titled 'Requests to the Chief,' such as "Severely punish the murderer," "Disclose the identity," and "This is misogyny and stalking crime."

Meanwhile, according to the police, the National Forensic Service announced on the 28th a preliminary verbal opinion that all three victims died from neck wounds.

The police plan to proceed with a full investigation after confirming through medical opinions whether Mr. A has recovered enough to be questioned.

The police have obtained an arrest warrant and a search warrant for Mr. A’s mobile phone. They also plan to request digital forensic analysis of the phone from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to accurately investigate the circumstances of the case.

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