'Mapo Officetel Colleague Murder' 40s Male Admits Charges in Trial

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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jung] Seo Mo (41), who was arrested and indicted on charges of murder during a robbery and corpse disposal for killing a former colleague and abandoning the body, admitted all charges at his first trial.

The Criminal Division 11 of the Seoul Western District Court (Presiding Judge Byungchan Moon) held the first trial for Seo, who is accused of murder during a robbery.

Seo is accused of robbing victim A on July 13 of this year and then killing the victim with a pre-prepared stun gun and a knife. Investigation revealed that Seo, who was running a doll sales business, had accumulated debts of over 400 million won due to business difficulties. He recalled that the victim, who had previously worked with him at a securities firm, had earned profits through stock investments. Seo attempted to borrow money but was refused, which led to the crime.

Seo had searched in advance for tools for the crime and methods to flee abroad. On the day of the crime, he entered the office carrying a car and a travel bag and killed the victim. After the murder, he accessed the victim’s stock account and sold stocks worth several hundred million won.

The next day, Seo called a substitute driver to move A’s car to Daegu. Then, he transported the corpse in the travel bag to a warehouse he operated in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, and disposed of it in a septic tank. He was arrested on the 15th after the police responded to a report from the victim’s wife.

At the court hearing, the victim’s wife said that Seo had been helped by the victim whenever he made mistakes at work or was short on credit card payments, and added, “I cannot understand how someone can do that to a father of a four-year-old child and the head of a household.”

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