'Shillim Station Stabbing' Chosun Searched for 'Hong Kong Random Murder'

There are also search records related to psychiatric hospitals

In Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Cho Seon (33, male) wielded a weapon against unfamiliar men in their 20s and 30s, resulting in 4 casualties. It was confirmed that he searched for terms such as 'Hong Kong random murder' on an internet portal site last month.

On the 27th, the Gwanak Police Station in Seoul announced that after analyzing Cho’s portal site search records, who is suspected of murder and other charges, they confirmed that he searched for terms such as 'Hong Kong random murder,' 'forced hospitalization in psychiatric hospital,' 'escape from psychiatric hospital,' and 'psychiatric hospital admission costs' in early last month.

A police official stated, "We received search records from January 1 of this year until now, and they were concentrated in early June. There were no meaningful search records related to the incident in July."

The 'Hong Kong random murder' refers to an incident on the 2nd of last month at Plaza Hollywood shopping mall in Hong Kong, where a man in his 30s wielded a weapon, killing two women in their 20s. The police are reviewing the connection between Cho’s portal site search records and the crime based on his statements and the course of the crime.

Cho is suspected of wielding a weapon against unfamiliar men near Exit 4 of Sillim Station on Seoul Subway Line 2 at 2:07 p.m. on the 21st. As a result, one man in his 20s died and three men in their 30s were injured. After the crime, Cho was arrested on the spot around 2:20 p.m. and was detained on the 23rd. The police plan to send Cho to the prosecution on the 28th.

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