A Corpse in the Christmas Closet... Dispute Over Taxi Collision Leads to Murder and Concealment

60s Taxi Driver Found Dead in Closet of Unrelated Apartment
Suspect: "Committed Crime Impulsively While Drunk After Dispute Over Settlement Money"

The murder case of a taxi driver found dead in someone else's closet on Christmas Day was revealed to have originated from a dispute during the process of settling a minor traffic accident.

According to the Ilsan Dongbu Police Station in Gyeonggi on the 26th, a man in his 60s, taxi driver Mr. A, who had been reported missing the previous day after not returning home for several days, was found dead in the closet of an apartment with which he had no connection.

Mr. A's son reported his father missing to the police around 3:30 a.m. on the 25th, saying, "My father has not come home for six days. I sent a KakaoTalk message 30 minutes ago, but it seemed like someone else replied."

Later that day, at approximately 11:22 a.m., the police received a 112 emergency call reporting, "There is a dead person inside the closet of my boyfriend's apartment in Paju."

Upon identifying the deceased, the police confirmed that the person found dead in the apartment was the missing taxi driver, Mr. A.

Accordingly, the police arrested Mr. B, a man in his 30s residing in the Paju apartment, as a suspect at Ilsan Paik Hospital on the same day. Mr. B confessed to the crime immediately after his arrest.

Mr. B told the police, "Around 10:10 p.m. on the 20th, while driving under the influence, I caused a minor collision and got into an argument over the settlement money. In a drunken state, I impulsively caused the death of taxi driver Mr. A."

Police investigations revealed that Mr. B struck Mr. A multiple times with a blunt object during the incident.

Mr. B stated to the police, "On a road in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, my vehicle and Mr. A's taxi were involved in a minor collision. Since I had no money at the time, I told Mr. A that I would give him the settlement money at my home, so we went to my apartment together."

A police official said, "Mr. B claims that he committed the crime impulsively while drunk after causing a minor collision, but we are also investigating the possibility of premeditation." The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant for Mr. B on charges including murder within the day.

Meanwhile, the police have taken protective measures for Mr. B's girlfriend, who reported the discovery of Mr. A's body in Mr. B's closet, considering the possibility that she might be exposed to danger.

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