Police: "Son Jeong-min's Friend's Cell Phone Found by Janitor"... Functioning Normally (Comprehensive)

Han River Park Staff Reports to Police
Checks Mr. A's Phone via Password
Plans to Request Digital Forensics, etc.

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

A's cellphone was found powered off, but after charging, it was confirmed to be functioning normally. The police entered the password to verify that the cellphone belonged to A.

The police plan to confirm details related to the case through fingerprint, bloodstain, and genetic analysis, as well as digital forensic work. They are also questioning the sanitation worker who found the cellphone to verify the time and circumstances of its discovery.

A's cellphone was identified as a key clue that could resolve suspicions surrounding Son's death, but its whereabouts had been unknown. On the day Son went missing, the 25th of last month, A held Son's cellphone after he 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.

The police have been conducting a search operation for A's cellphone in cooperation with the Navy and others. The police previously stated, "Friend A's cellphone showed no usage after finishing a call at 3:38 a.m. that day, and its location was confirmed around Hangang Park until it was powered off at 7:02 a.m., so the area is still being searched."

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