"Poured the 'Alcohol of Repentance'... Karaoke Bar Murderer Heo Min-woo's Suspicious Behavior After the Crime"

Heo Min-woo, the owner of a karaoke bar who killed a customer after a dispute over the alcohol bill and then dismembered and disposed of the body, was transferred to the prosecution after leaving the Michuhol Police Station detention center in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, on the morning of the 21st. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Heo Min-woo (34), the owner of a singing pub who killed a customer after a dispute over the price of alcohol and then mutilated and abandoned the body, was reported to have been busy erasing traces of the crime.

On the 22nd, JTBC, which reported on Heo Min-woo's movements on the day of the incident, said that after the crime, he stopped by a nearby barbecue restaurant to check whether the victim A was caught on CCTV, and also visited a mart 50 meters away to purchase garbage bags, bleach, and tape.

In a subsequent report, nearby merchants said that they never suspected Heo to be the culprit due to his calm behavior following the crime.

Previously, Heo Min-woo, who was sent to the prosecution on charges of murder, corpse mutilation and abandonment, and violation of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act, briefly said "I'm sorry" when asked by reporters if he felt sorry for the bereaved families as he left the police detention center. When asked why he confessed after initially denying the crime, he replied, "It was mentally very difficult."

When a reporter asked, "You said during the pre-arrest interrogation that you were going somewhere. Where were you going?" he said, "With a heavy heart, I went about four times to the place where I abandoned the body, poured drinks twice, and said sorry."

Regarding this, on the 21st, Professor Lee Soo-jung of Kyonggi University, a criminal psychology expert, said in an interview with 'KBS24 LIVE', "Heo Min-woo's statements such as 'I will not fight anymore' seem to emphasize that the incident was impulsive and express that he feels guilty."

Professor Lee added, "Heo was involved in organized crime and had a prior record of suspended sentence for assault and injury. Therefore, he has some knowledge of how to behave advantageously during criminal procedures, and his statements appear to be intended to reduce his sentence."

Meanwhile, Heo is accused of killing a man in his 40s, A, at his singing pub located in Sinpo-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, around 2 a.m. on the 22nd of last month, then mutilating and abandoning the body.

He hid A's body in an empty room inside the singing pub for two days, then moved it to a vehicle and traveled around places such as Muui-do and Ganghwa-do in Incheon. It was investigated that he abandoned the body in the bushes halfway up Cheolmasan Mountain in Bupyeong-gu at the end of the same month.

Heo, who denied the charges immediately after being arrested by the police, confessed, saying, "A touched me repeatedly, so I reported to 112 saying 'Let him get punished' for violating the Infectious Disease Prevention Act. I got angry and killed him by hitting him several times with my fists and feet."

After Heo was detained, the police held a personal information disclosure review committee and released his name, age, and photo.

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