Two Men in Their 20s Arrested for 'Officetel Confinement Murder'... "Risk of Evidence Tampering and Escape"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Two men in their 20s accused of imprisoning and abusing a friend to death have finally been arrested.

The Seoul Western District Court's Chief Judge Jeong In-jae, in charge of warrants, held a pre-arrest detention hearing on the 15th for Ahn Mo (20) and Kim Mo (20), who are charged with murder, and issued arrest warrants citing "risk of evidence tampering and flight."

Before the hearing that morning, the two appeared in court and remained silent in response to reporters' questions such as "Do you admit to imprisoning and causing death?", "Why did you imprison your friend?", "How did the three of you know each other?", and "Do you feel any remorse?"

During the detention hearing and police investigation, the two admitted to restraining and imprisoning the victim and subjecting him to abuse that led to his death, but claimed they had no intent to kill.

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The victim had disabilities that made daily life somewhat difficult, and it is known that the three lived together due to financial issues.

Police responded to a report around 6 a.m. on the 13th and found the 20-year-old male victim dead and naked in an officetel in Yeonnam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul.

The police urgently arrested the two men, who were friends of the victim and living together in the officetel, on charges of negligent homicide by confinement. After confirming that the victim was malnourished, underweight, and had signs of physical abuse, the police upgraded the charges to murder and applied for arrest warrants.

To determine the exact cause of death, the police requested an autopsy from the National Forensic Service and plan to investigate the circumstances of the case with the suspects.

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