'Geumcheon Couple Revenge Murder' 30s Sent to Detention... "I Was Wrong"

A man in his 30s who killed his partner after being reported for dating violence has been handed over to the prosecution.

On the morning of the 1st, Geumcheon Police Station arrested and sent Kim Mo (33, male), who is suspected of retaliatory murder, corpse concealment, assault, property damage, injury, and confinement. At 7:17 a.m. that day, in front of the police station, Kim nodded in response to reporters' question, "Are you remorseful?" When asked, "Why did you kill her?" he said, "I was wrong." When asked if he had any words for the bereaved families, he replied, "I'm sorry."

Kim Mo (33, male), who is accused of retaliatory murder, is answering questions from the press in front of Geumcheon Police Station at 7:17 a.m. on the 1st while being transferred in custody. / Photo by Hwang Seoyul chestnut@

According to the police, Kim is accused of stabbing his partner, a woman identified as A (47), multiple times with a weapon in the underground parking lot of a commercial building located in Siheung-dong, Geumcheon-gu, at around 7:17 a.m. on the 26th of last month. After the crime, Kim fled by car and was urgently arrested around 3 p.m. the same day in Paju-si, Gyeonggi Province.

During the police investigation, Kim admitted that the crime was an act of retaliation for A’s report of dating violence. One hour before the crime, Kim had been questioned at a nearby police substation due to A’s dating violence report and then returned home. Kim found A’s car parked in the parking lot of a PC bang building they often visited, brought a weapon from home, waited for A to arrive, and then committed the crime.

At the time of the dating violence investigation, the police judged that Kim was not highly dangerous. They also reported that A did not wish to press charges. At a press conference held on the 28th of last month, a police official stated, "There are legal grounds for restraining orders under laws such as the Stalking Punishment Act or the Special Act on Domestic Violence Punishment, but there is none for dating violence."

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