Suspects in 'Valley Murder' Case, Lee Eunhae and Jo Hyunsoo, Arrested at Office-tel in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province (Comprehensive)

Two Suspects Wanted in the 'Gapyeong Valley Husband Murder Case'
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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] The suspects in the 'Valley Murder' case, Lee Eun-hae (31) and Jo Hyun-soo (30), were apprehended 17 days after being publicly wanted.

The Metropolitan Investigation Unit of the Incheon Police Agency arrested the two around 12:25 PM on the 16th at an officetel in Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do. The police plan to transfer Lee and Jo to the nearby Goyang Police Station and then send them to the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office after consultation with the prosecution.

Lee is accused of murdering her husband A (39 years old at the time of death) on June 30, 2019, at 8:24 PM in Yongsogye Valley, Gapyeong-gun, together with her lover Jo. They are also suspected of attempting to kill A by feeding him food mixed with pufferfish poison in February and May of the same year or by drowning him in a fishing spot.

Although the prosecution began investigating last December, the suspects fled and remained at large for over four months. On the 30th of last month, Lee and Jo were publicly wanted, and on the 6th, the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office formed a joint arrest team with the Incheon Police Agency.

The prosecution believes they targeted a life insurance payout of 800 million won registered under A's name.

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