Prosecutors Extend Detention Period for Trio in Gangnam Kidnapping and Murder Case

The prosecution investigating the so-called 'Gangnam kidnapping and murder case' has extended the detention period of four key suspects.

In this case, Hwang Daehan, Yeon Jiho [Photo by Yonhap News]

According to the legal community on the 18th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's dedicated investigation team (team leader Kim Soo-min, head of Criminal Division 3) extended the detention period of Lee Kyung-woo (36), Hwang Dae-han (36), Yeon Ji-ho (30), who killed the victim A, and a man in his 20s surnamed Lee, who participated in the conspiracy, until the 28th. They were transferred from the police to the prosecution on the 9th. According to the Criminal Procedure Act, prosecutors can investigate detained suspects for up to 20 days with one extension.

Lee Kyung-woo and others are accused of kidnapping the victim A (48) by vehicle in front of an apartment in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 29th of last month, murdering him the next morning, and abandoning the body near Daecheong Dam in Daejeon (charges of robbery-murder and corpse abandonment). Lee was involved in the conspiracy process with the trio but left midway and was charged with attempted robbery.

The police believe that the couple Yoo Sang-won (51) and Hwang Eun-hee (49), identified as the masterminds behind the case, instructed Lee Kyung-woo to kidnap and murder A, who had conflicts due to failed cryptocurrency investments, and they were also handed over to the prosecution on the 13th.

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