"Withdrawing 35 Million Won Investment in Anger..." 20s Man Beats Junior to Death at Motel

Injury Resulting in Death Charge · Emergency Arrest (PG)
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] A man in his 20s who fatally assaulted a junior he had known for a long time at a motel in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, admitted to the police on the 3rd that "he did it in a fit of anger because the junior embezzled the investment funds."

According to the statement of A (27), investigated by the police, he recently invested 35 million won in B (26), who works at a mobile phone store.

B and A had a senior-junior relationship with a long-standing friendship since their school days, and B persuaded senior A to invest by saying, "I will grow the money through the mobile phone business." However, B did not provide the promised profits, and A later found out that the junior had used the investment funds personally. Angered by this, A took B to a motel with his friend and another junior on the 1st and assaulted him.

At first, A and his group hit B with their fists and feet, then wielded nearby tools such as a shoehorn and a metal rod. After the assault lasted more than two hours, B lost consciousness and collapsed, eventually dying. A and the other junior performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the collapsed B and called the police, saying, "The person is not breathing."

The police investigated three people, including A's friend and junior who assisted in the crime, confirming these circumstances. All of them have been criminally charged with injury resulting in death, and an autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death.

A police official stated, "Based on the statements so far, it appears that A alone assaulted the victim," but added, "Since the other suspects also showed signs of assisting the crime by displaying force nearby, we plan to take detailed statements and review the case."

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