Police: "Friend A of Son Jeong-min's Cell Phone Found"... Discovered by Sanitation Worker

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The police have secured the cellphone of friend A in connection with the case of university student Son Jeong-min (22), who went missing at Hangang Park and was later found dead.

According to the police on the 30th, at around 11:29 a.m. that day, an employee at the Banpo Information Center in Hangang Park reported to the Seocho Police Station in Seoul, saying, "A sanitation worker found and submitted it." Upon verification, the cellphone was identified as belonging to A.

A police official stated, "We are confirming the exact facts regarding the time and circumstances under which the sanitation worker found the cellphone."

A's cellphone was identified as a key clue that could resolve suspicions surrounding Son's death but had been missing. On the day Son went missing, the 25th of last month, A had Son's cellphone after Son disappeared and later handed it over to his family. Son, who was found dead in the Hangang, did not have A's cellphone on him. Accordingly, the police have been conducting a search operation for this cellphone in cooperation with the navy and others.

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