30s Man Arrested for Killing Ex-Girlfriend Under Protection Order... "Evidence Established, Risk of Escape"

A man in his 30s who killed a woman under police protection due to dating violence and fled was caught by the police within a day and entered the Jungbu Police Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 20th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] A man in his 30s who killed his ex-girlfriend, who was under police protection, has been arrested.

Moon Seong-gwan, the judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Central District Court, conducted a pre-arrest interrogation (warrant review) for Kim (35) on the 22nd and issued an arrest warrant, stating, "The criminal charges are substantiated, and there is a risk of flight."

Kim is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend with a weapon at an officetel in Jeodong, Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 19th. The victim, unable to endure months of threats and stalking, had applied for police protection against dating violence five times this year alone. On the day of the incident, the victim made two emergency calls using a smartwatch provided by the police due to threats from Kim, who came to her home, but was ultimately killed.

Kim fled after the crime but was urgently arrested the next day, on the 20th, at a lodging facility in Daegu.

The Jungbu Police Station applied for an arrest warrant for Kim on suspicion of murder the day before.

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