Eight More Police Officers Present at Fall Incident...All 15 Charged with Drug Offenses

The police investigating the case of an active-duty officer found dead in an apartment in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, have identified that eight additional people were present at the scene beyond the initially reported number.

On the 31st, the Yongsan Police Station announced that they had additionally booked eight people who were present at the scene during the incident on the 27th, where a 30-year-old male sergeant A from the Gangwon Provincial Police Agency fell to his death in an apartment in Yongsan-gu, on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act. Including the seven people previously booked, the police believe that at least 16 people, including Sergeant A, were at the scene.

Sergeant A fell to his death around 5 a.m. on the 27th from the 14th floor of an apartment in Wonhyoro 1-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. It was confirmed that A had applied for out-of-office travel. When the police arrived at the scene after receiving the report, seven people were in the room, and they reportedly told the police that they had gathered as a sports club and that Sergeant A opened the window and jumped.

The remaining eight people were found to have left the scene. Among the seven people confirmed so far, none were public officials. However, the police stated that it is difficult to confirm the occupations of the additional companions identified.

The National Forensic Service, which conducted an autopsy on Sergeant A’s body, gave a preliminary verbal opinion that "the cause of death was injuries caused by multiple blunt forces." This means that the body was damaged in several places due to impact with a hard object, resulting in death. The police explained that due to the severe damage to the body caused by the impact from the fall, it is difficult to determine whether there were injuries caused by other external forces through autopsy alone.

The police plan to verify whether Sergeant A had used narcotics through detailed analysis and to clarify the exact circumstances and cause of death. Additionally, the 15 people confirmed to have been at the scene are subject to travel bans as the investigation continues.

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