‘Electronic Ankle Bracelet Cut and Murder’ Kang Yoon-sung... There Was Another Woman Targeted First

Kang Mo, who is accused of killing two women in succession before and after damaging an electronic tracking device (electronic anklet), is leaving the courtroom after the warrant hearing held at the Seoul Eastern District Court on the 31st. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Kang Yoon-sung (56), who was arrested on charges of killing two women before and after damaging an electronic tracking device (electronic anklet), is suspected to have planned a crime against another woman before his first murder. The police are considering applying additional charges such as attempted murder.

On the 3rd, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency stated, "It has been confirmed that Kang tried to lure a third woman before the first crime but changed his target because he could not contact her due to a wrong phone number." It was also found that Kang attempted to lure the woman by phone again on the afternoon of the 27th, after the first crime, but failed due to a miscommunication that caused them to be at different locations.

The police are conducting investigations through analysis of Kang's and the victims' bank accounts, communication records, and forensic data. They are also reviewing the application of additional charges such as robbery-murder and attempted murder.

Kang is accused of killing two women consecutively around 5:30 p.m. on the 27th in Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, shortly before and after cutting off his electronic anklet and fleeing. Kang surrendered to the police around 8 a.m. on the 29th and confessed to killing the two women.

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