At the Time of Body Discovery 31kg... Six Korean Americans from US Religious Group Arrested on Murder Charges

Six Korean Americans Arrested for Murder of Korean American Woman
"We Are 'Soldiers of Christ'," They Claim
Police: Victim Died from Beating and Confinement

Six Korean Americans belonging to a specific religious group were arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on charges of beating and starving a Korean American woman to death.

On the 14th (local time), Gwinnett County police arrested five Korean Americans in their 20s, including Lee (26) and Hyun (26), on charges of murder, confinement, evidence tampering, and corpse concealment. A 15-year-old boy arrested with them is charged with murder. Among them, five are U.S. citizens, and three are family members.

A Korean woman was found dead inside the trunk of a parked car in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, prompting a local police investigation. The suspects are five Korean individuals in their 20s and one teenager.
[Image provided by Gwinnett County Police]

According to the police, among the suspects, Hyun parked a vehicle carrying the body of the Korean American woman in front of a jjimjilbang in Duluth Koreatown on the night of the 12th and called his family. Hyun said, "I need to go to the hospital, please come pick me up."

While at the hospital, Hyun asked his family to "bring some items from the car." When Hyun's family checked the vehicle, they discovered the body in the trunk and reported it to the police.

On the 14th (local time), six Korean Americans were arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on charges of murdering a Korean American woman. The photo shows police searching a vehicle in a parking lot in Duluth Koreatown on the 12th. [Image courtesy of Gwinnett County Police] [Image source=Yonhap News] Photo by Yonhap News

The responding police searched the home of another suspect, Lee, in Lawrenceville and found a basement believed to be the scene where the Korean American woman was killed. The suspects reportedly beat and starved the victim in this location.

The victim was estimated to be a woman in her mid-20s to 30s. Police stated that the victim died from malnutrition and weighed only 31 kg at the time of discovery. They also added that the victim appeared to have died several weeks before the body was found.

According to the police, the suspects belong to a specific religious group. The suspects identified themselves as members of the "Soldiers of Christ."

Juan Madiedo, a police spokesperson, said, "The victim entered the country from Korea this summer to join the religious group," adding, "She appears to have been confined in the basement for several weeks without food and was beaten, leading to her death."

Meanwhile, local police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.