Police Apply for Arrest Warrant for Suspect in Sindang Station Staff Murder Case

According to the Jungbu Police Station in Seoul on the 15th, a man in his 30s, Mr. A, was caught in the act on the previous day around 9 p.m. for allegedly murdering a female station attendant in her 20s in the women's restroom at Sindang Station on Seoul Subway Line 2. The scene of the women's restroom at Sindang Station on that day. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] The police have applied for an arrest warrant for a man in his 30s suspected of murdering a female station attendant on patrol.

On the 15th, the Jungbu Police Station in Seoul announced that at 2:49 p.m. that day, they applied to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for an arrest warrant for Mr. A (31) on charges of murder.

Mr. A is suspected of chasing and killing Ms. B, a woman in her 20s who was patrolling at Sindang Station on the Seoul subway, with a weapon around 9 p.m. the previous day. Mr. A and Ms. B were colleagues at Seoul Metro and have been involved as perpetrator and victim in a criminal case since last year. Mr. A was accused by Ms. B on October 7 last year under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (filming using cameras, threats using filmed materials, etc.), and on January 27 this year for violating the Act on the Punishment of Stalking Crimes.

The police are focusing on the possibility of a premeditated crime. Mr. A brought a weapon from home, prepared a shower cap to wear on his head, and waited for about an hour at Sindang Station for Ms. B. The police stated that they are continuing to look for evidence to prove the premeditation of the crime.

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