60s Man Arrested and Sent to Prosecution for Killing Former Lover in 80s... Additional Charges of Theft of Valuables

Seoul Dongdaemun Police Station.

[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] A man in his 60s, suspected of killing a woman in her 80s with whom he was in a romantic relationship and fleeing the scene, has been handed over to the prosecution.

On the 20th, the Dongdaemun Police Station in Seoul announced that it had sent Mr. A, a man in his 60s, to the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office under arrest on charges of murder and theft earlier that morning.

Mr. A is suspected of killing Ms. B, a woman in her 80s, with a weapon at a semi-basement house in Jangan-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, on the 8th, and fleeing the scene. At that time, when there was no response from Ms. B on the motion detection sensor provided by the Dongdaemun District Office to elderly people living alone, an official from the district office visited Ms. B's residence. When no signs of life were detected, the official reported it to the police. The police urgently arrested Mr. A at his home on the 10th.

It was investigated that Mr. A destroyed Ms. B's mobile phone to conceal his crime after the incident. Additionally, he used Ms. B's house key to lock the door and left the scene.

On the 17th, the police searched Mr. A's residence, conducted forensic analysis on his mobile phone, and analyzed call records. During this process, the police also found evidence suggesting that Mr. A stole valuables. However, the charges were not changed to robbery-murder, and theft charges were added instead. A police official stated, "It was initially judged that the intent was murder and there was no intent for robbery."

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