Coast Guard Officer Arrested and Sent for Prosecution After Attempting to Conceal Crime Following Lover's Murder

A current maritime police officer who murdered his lover and attempted to cover up the crime in a restroom in Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, was handed over to the prosecution.

The Mokpo Police Station in Jeollanam-do sent police officer Choi Mo (30) of the Mokpo Maritime Police Station, who was arrested on suspicion of murder, to the prosecution on the 24th.

Officer Choi is accused of strangling his girlfriend, who was the same age, to death in the restroom of a commercial building in Hadang-dong, Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do, between 3:20 a.m. and 3:50 a.m. on the 15th.

A coast guard officer who killed his lover is attending the detention warrant hearing.
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It is known that he covered the victim’s mouth to prevent her from screaming or resisting and subdued her to commit the crime.

Officer Choi often quarreled with the victim, whom he had been dating for about two months, and they had an argument while drinking at a restaurant on the day of the incident as well.

Immediately after the crime, he paid the restaurant bill and returned to the commercial building restroom, staying there until around 5:30 a.m., then escaped through a window instead of the entrance door.

The victim died from strangulation by Officer Choi.

However, the body was found around 6 a.m. by a commercial building staff member, lying face down with the head submerged in the toilet, appearing as if she had died suddenly while vomiting.

It was revealed that Officer Choi attempted to cover up the incident by moving the body’s position while staying at the crime scene.

He was arrested by the police around 4:30 p.m. on the day of the incident while sleeping at a massage parlor not far from the crime scene.

The Mokpo Maritime Police plan to determine the disciplinary measures against Officer Choi.

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