Police Request Arrest Warrant for Man in His 30s in 'Geumcheon Couple Murder' Case

The police have applied for an arrest warrant for a man in his 30s who stabbed his girlfriend with a weapon immediately after being reported for dating violence.

On the 27th, the Geumcheon Police Station in Seoul announced that they applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. Kim (33, male), who is suspected of retaliatory murder, around 4:30 p.m.

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According to the police, Mr. Kim is accused of stabbing his former partner, Ms. A (47), multiple times with a weapon in the underground parking lot of a commercial building located in Siheung-dong, Geumcheon-gu, at 7:17 a.m. the previous day. Immediately after stabbing Ms. A, Mr. Kim put her in a vehicle and fled. The police, who responded to the report at around 10:40 a.m., made an emergency arrest of Mr. Kim in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, at around 3 p.m. Ms. A was found dead in the back seat of the vehicle.

Mr. Kim had been investigated at a nearby police substation an hour before the crime following a dating violence report filed by Ms. A and had returned home afterward. It is reported that Mr. Kim saw Ms. A’s vehicle in the underground parking lot of a PC bang building they frequently visited, brought a weapon from Ms. A’s house, and waited for her in the parking lot. Investigations also revealed that the two had not met for five days since Ms. A broke up with Mr. Kim on the 21st, five days before the crime.

At the time, when a witness asked if something was wrong, Mr. Kim stated, "My girlfriend is injured, so I am taking her to the hospital by car." When the witness asked if she was pregnant and offered to call 112, Mr. Kim, worried about the report, replied, "Yes, she is," and added, "It’s faster if I move by car."

The police plan to conduct further investigations into the exact time of Ms. A’s death and the motive behind Mr. Kim’s movement to Paju after the crime.

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