'Seoul Jung-gu Officetel Murder' 30s Male Arrested in Daegu (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] A man in his 30s who stabbed and killed a woman in her 30s, who was under police protection due to dating violence, has been arrested by the police.

According to the Jungbu Police Station in Seoul on the 20th, the police announced that they apprehended the suspect at a lodging facility in Daegu Metropolitan City at around 12:40 PM that day. The police plan to transfer the suspect to the Jungbu Police Station in Seoul.

At around 11:30 AM the previous day, a report was received that a woman in her 30s, Ms. A, was found collapsed and bleeding from the head at an officetel in Jung-gu, Seoul. Ms. A, who appeared to have stab wounds on her head, was conscious when firefighters arrived but ultimately died while being transported to a nearby hospital after receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Ms. A was a subject under protection for dating violence. She made two emergency calls to the police using a smartwatch provided to her. However, due to mechanical defects and other issues, the location signals from the calls were directed to places different from Ms. A’s residence.

Ms. A made the second emergency call at 11:33 AM, and the police dispatched officers to both the Myeongdong area, indicated by the smartwatch location, and the victim’s residence. They arrived at the victim’s residence at 11:41 AM, eight minutes later. When the police found Ms. A, she was already collapsed and bleeding.

Earlier, on the 7th, Ms. A had requested separation measures from the police, stating that her ex-boyfriend threatened to kill her. The police took protective actions, including providing Ms. A with a smartwatch. Two days later, the court issued provisional measures prohibiting the ex-boyfriend from approaching within 100 meters and from contacting her via information and communication means. The police also notified the ex-boyfriend of these measures and checked on Ms. A’s safety seven times until the day before the incident. Ms. A had been living at a friend’s house until the day before and was alone at the officetel where the incident occurred on that day.

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