Jeju Middle School Student Murderer, Due to Suspicion Symptoms... "Threw Away Clothes and Destroyed 5 Cell Phones"

The suspect who murdered a middle school student in Jeju was transferred from Jeju Dongbu Police Station to Jeju District Court on the afternoon of the 21st to undergo a pre-arrest warrant hearing. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] In Jeju, the suspect who killed the cohabiting woman’s middle school son reportedly caused a disturbance by discarding the woman’s clothes out of 'suspicion' and breaking her phone five times.

On the 25th, Channel A reported an interview with A, the mother of the murdered middle school student. According to A, the suspect B harassed her by monitoring her with the restaurant’s closed-circuit television (CCTV) since May, when A opened a restaurant and started going out frequently.

According to Jeju Police Agency, on the 18th at around 3:16 p.m., B, along with an accomplice acquaintance C, broke into A’s house in Jocheon-eup, Jeju City, and killed A’s son D. D was found dead with his hands and feet tied in the attic of the house at around 10:50 p.m. that day, and the preliminary autopsy suggested he died from strangulation.

A said she had lived with B without major conflicts for two years, but B’s suspicion worsened significantly from May. Even after B left following a domestic violence report at the end of May, he secretly entered the house several times and caused disturbances.

A said, "It started with hitting and strangling. It happened about once every two or three days," and added, "I thought I could endure it, but I never imagined it would go this far."

Also, B broke A’s phones or threw away her clothes to prevent her from contacting others. A said, "He came in secretly at dawn and just took my phone away. In June alone, he broke five phones," and added, "He went into the master bedroom and opened all the drawers, taking all my jeans. It was to prevent me from going to work."

A lamented, "They are like demons. Does one have to commit dismemberment murder for their identity to be disclosed? That’s not right."

Meanwhile, the police will hold a personal information disclosure committee today (26th) to reconsider whether to disclose the identities of B and accomplice C. Previously, the police had announced that they would not hold the committee because the case did not meet the four criteria for personal information disclosure.

The four criteria for personal information disclosure are: cases of specific violent crimes where the method is cruel and serious damage has occurred; sufficient evidence of the crime; cases where disclosure is necessary for the public interest such as guaranteeing the public’s right to know or crime prevention; and cases where the suspect is not a juvenile.

The police reportedly decided to seek the committee’s judgment on disclosure after additional evidence of conspiracy and planned crime was confirmed during the investigation of the suspects.

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