40s Arrested and Sent to Prosecution for Killing Acquaintance over Debt Conflict and Abandoning the Body

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] A man in his 40s accused of killing an acquaintance over a debt and disposing of the body has been handed over to the prosecution.

On the 20th, the Seodaemun Police Station in Seoul sent Oh Mo (40), who is charged with robbery-murder, corpse disposal, and theft, into custody and prosecution.

Oh is accused of putting the victim, who had fallen asleep after drinking, into a car on the 7th, moving to the Ara Waterway in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi Province, killing him with a blunt weapon, and then disposing of the body.

According to the police, Oh put a sleeping pill into the drink glass of Mr. A, and at the Ara Waterway, he tied a 10kg barbell plate to Mr. A’s leg, killed him with a blunt weapon, and then disposed of the body. It was also revealed that Oh took the victim’s expensive watch after the crime.

Oh and the victim, Mr. A, were known to have known each other for 10 years as senior and junior, and it appears that the crime was committed after Oh incurred a debt of several tens of millions of won.

After receiving a missing person report from Mr. A’s family on the 8th and confirming signs of homicide, the police found his body at the Ara Waterway at around 11:40 a.m. the next day. Subsequently, the police identified Oh as a suspect and arrested him in Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do.

On the 12th, the police applied for an arrest warrant for Oh on charges of murder, and the next day, Judge Kim Yumi of the Seoul Western District Court, in charge of warrants, issued the arrest warrant, stating, “There is a risk of evidence destruction and flight.”

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