Prosecutors Extend Detention Period for Lee Seok-jun to Supplement Investigation in 'Murder of Woman and Family under Protection' Case

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The detention period of Lee Seok-jun (25), who is accused of visiting the house of a woman he previously dated and killing her family, has been extended.

According to the legal community on the 28th, the Criminal Division 3 of the Violent Crime Task Force at the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Gon-ho) extended Lee's detention period until January 5 of next year on charges of retaliatory murder under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes.

The prosecution extended the detention period for supplementary investigation. The detention period during the prosecution investigation stage is 10 days, but it can be extended up to an additional 10 days with court approval.

Lee was detained on the 12th on suspicion of wielding a weapon against the mother and younger brother of Ms. A at a villa in Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, where Ms. A resided, on the afternoon of the 10th of this month. At that time, Ms. A's father, who was out, reported to the police that someone seemed to have entered the house, and the police arrived at the scene in about five minutes. Inside the house, Ms. A's mother and younger brother were found collapsed and bleeding. They were immediately taken to the hospital, but the mother eventually passed away. The younger brother, who suffered severe bleeding, is receiving treatment in the intensive care unit and has regained consciousness. Lee broke into the second floor of a neighboring house, hid in the master bedroom wardrobe, and was arrested on the spot 20 minutes after the police arrived.

Meanwhile, Mr. A, the private investigator who provided Lee with the victim's home address, was also sent to the prosecution on the 23rd of this month on charges including violation of the Personal Information Protection Act.

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