Police Request Arrest Warrant for Man in His 40s Who Beat Cohabitant to Death

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The police have requested an arrest warrant for a man in his 40s accused of killing his cohabitant in a villa in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

On the 2nd, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul announced that they applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A, a man in his 40s who was arrested on charges of injury resulting in death.

Mr. A is accused of repeatedly assaulting the face of Mr. B, a man in his 50s who lived with him, in the basement of a villa located in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, around 8:10 a.m. the previous day, resulting in his death. After the crime, Mr. A himself called 119 and then fled the scene. The police tracked him down and arrested him near Yongsan-gu.

It is known that Mr. A and Mr. B met in society and lived together as senior and junior, and the police confirmed that Mr. A was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crime.

During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated, "I committed the crime in a fit of anger because Mr. B was bothering me and preventing me from sleeping."

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