'Real Owner of House Where "Closet Taxi Driver's Body" Was Found Also Missing'

Mr. A killed after a dispute over a minor collision and abandoned in a wardrobe
The actual owner of the apartment is a woman, not Mr. A
Police say "Many people related to Mr. A are out of contact"

The body of a taxi driver was found in a wardrobe of an apartment in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, and it has been confirmed that the actual owner of the apartment is a woman, not suspect A.

According to the Gyeonggi Ilsan Dongbu Police Station on the 7th, the owner of the apartment where the man in his 30s, suspect A, who was booked on charges of murder and corpse concealment, resides, was identified as a woman, B.

Currently, B is out of contact. The police are also investigating whether this woman’s disappearance is related to another crime committed by the man.

A police official stated, "During the investigation of suspect A, we are contacting people related to him," adding, "There are many people, including the apartment owner B, who are unreachable. We are continuously tracking their whereabouts."

Earlier, on the 20th at around 11 p.m., A caused a collision with a taxi while driving under the influence in Goyang City. A is suspected of luring the taxi driver, a man in his 60s named C, to his home under the pretense of paying a settlement and then murdering him. He is also charged with hiding C’s body in the wardrobe at his home.

A told the police that during an argument over the settlement money inside the house, a quarrel broke out, and in a fit of rage, he killed C with a blunt weapon and then concealed the body in the wardrobe.

The crime was uncovered when A’s girlfriend discovered the body in the wardrobe and reported it to the police. Before the discovery, the victim’s family filed a missing person report with the police at around 3:30 a.m. on the 25th, stating, "Our father has not come home for several days, and although he contacted us by message 30 minutes ago, he refused to talk, and it seems like someone else is responding." The police tracked A’s whereabouts and arrested him around noon at Ilsan Baek Hospital, where he was receiving treatment for a hand injury.

The police also found evidence that A purchased luxury bags with C’s credit card and gave them as gifts to his girlfriend. The bereaved family reportedly submitted usage records to the police, claiming that A stole multiple credit cards and even took out loans, embezzling over 70 million won.

It was confirmed that A personally replied to messages from C’s family with phrases like "busy" and "battery dead."

The pretrial detention hearing for suspect A is scheduled to be held on the 28th at the Uijeongbu District Court Goyang Branch.

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