40s Arrested for Killing Acquaintance over Debt Dispute and Abandoning the Body

"Evidence Tampering and Flight Risk"
After Bludgeoning to Death on the 7th, Body Abandoned
Apprehended in Geoje, Gyeongnam While Fleeing

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] A man in his 40s has been arrested on charges of killing an acquaintance and disposing of the body due to a debt relationship.

On the 13th afternoon, Judge Kim Yumi, in charge of warrants at the Seoul Western District Court, issued an arrest warrant for Oh (40), who is accused of murder. Judge Kim stated the reason for the arrest, saying, "There is a risk of evidence destruction and flight."

Oh is accused of assaulting acquaintance A with a blunt weapon on the 7th, killing him, and disposing of the body.

At around 9 a.m. the next day, A's family reported him missing to the police. The Seodaemun Police Station, which took over the case, confirmed signs of homicide during the missing person investigation and launched an investigation. At around 11:40 a.m. on the 9th, the police found A's body in Gochon-eup, Gimpo City, Gyeonggi Province, at the Gyeongin Ara Waterway.

Oh, who was on the run, was caught at around 2:30 a.m. on the 11th in Geoje City, Gyeongnam Province.

It is known that Oh committed the crime due to a debt issue with A.

The police applied for an arrest warrant for Oh on the 12th and stated, "We are continuing the investigation into the process and motive of the crime."

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