30s Man Arrested for Killing Girlfriend in Mapo-gu Officetel by Assault: "Risk of Escape"

A man in his 30s who assaulted his girlfriend during an argument, causing her death, is seen leaving the courtroom after completing a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing) at the Seoul Western District Court on the 15th. The incident occurred in an officetel in Mapo-gu, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] A man in his 30s who fatally assaulted his girlfriend during an argument at an officetel in Mapo-gu, Seoul, has been arrested.

Choi Yoo-shin, the warrant judge at the Seoul Western District Court, conducted a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing) for Mr. A, a man in his early 30s charged with injury resulting in death, starting at 10:30 a.m. on the 15th. Afterward, the judge issued an arrest warrant, citing "risk of flight."

Mr. A is accused of repeatedly assaulting the victim, his girlfriend, on the head and other parts of her body during an argument in the officetel lobby on July 25, causing her death. The victim lost consciousness after the assault and was taken to the hospital but died on the 17th of this month. The victim's side claims that Mr. A assaulted her in anger over "why she revealed their romantic relationship to others."

Earlier, on July 27, the police applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A on charges of injury, but the court dismissed it, citing reasons such as "no risk of flight." After additional investigations, including an autopsy, the Mapo Police Station reapplied for an arrest warrant on the 13th, changing the charge to injury resulting in death.

On the morning of the hearing, Mr. A left the courtroom after about 20 minutes of questioning. He did not respond to reporters' questions such as "Do you admit the charges?", "Why did you assault her?", or "Why did you make a false report?" and boarded the transport vehicle. His face was covered with a hat and mask.

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