Presumed Body of a Man in His 30s Killed by an Acquaintance Found in Yeongamho, Jeonnam

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] A body presumed to be that of a woman in her 30s, who had lost contact after meeting an acquaintance at a lodging facility, was discovered by police during a search.

According to the Jeonbuk Provincial Police Agency on the 1st, police found the body, presumed to be A (39), around 2:05 PM near the upper stream of Haeam Bridge on Yeongam Lake in Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, about 3 to 4 km away.

The police discovered the body while surveying the area near the lake with a drone and visually confirmed that the body was female and wearing the same clothes A was wearing when she went out.

At the time of discovery, the body was caught in bushes and was reported to be in a severely decomposed state. A’s family is reportedly on their way to the scene for identification and transport.

The police have arrested B (69) on charges of murder and abandonment and are currently investigating.

B is suspected of killing and abandoning A at a lodging facility in Muan-gun between 8 and 9 PM on the 15th of last month.

After receiving a missing person report from A’s family on the 17th of last month, the police began tracking and identified B as the prime suspect, leading to his emergency arrest on the 24th of last month.

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