Police Apply for Arrest Warrant for Suspect in Murder of Woman in Her 60s in Gangseo-gu

Pretrial Suspect Interrogation Scheduled for Tomorrow Morning

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The police have requested an arrest warrant for a man in his 40s suspected of murdering a woman in her 60s in Gangseo-gu, Seoul.

The Gangseo Police Station in Seoul announced on the 26th at 11 a.m. that they had applied for an arrest warrant for the suspect, Park, on charges including robbery and murder.

According to the police, the pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing) for Park is scheduled to be held tomorrow morning at the Seoul Southern District Court.

Park is accused of killing the victim, Kim, a woman in her 60s, who was found dead with some of her body parts, including her hands and feet, tied up in an apartment in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, at around 3:46 p.m. on the 22nd.

According to the police, Park stated in his oral testimony, "I broke in and killed the victim, who I knew as a neighbor, expecting that she would be carrying a large amount of money." It is known that Park committed the crime while struggling to prepare moving and eviction costs from the rental apartment where he lived.

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