Male high school student who assaulted only teenage girls arrested... Committed 3 crimes in two days

Female Intrudes into Women's Restroom, Strangles Victim, Commits Crime Next Day in Apartment
16-Year-Old with Sexual Offense Record, Age Eligible for Criminal Punishment

A male high school student was arrested by the police for assaulting three teenage girls over two days in an apartment elevator and a shopping mall restroom.

On the 7th, the Suwon Western Police Station in Gyeonggi announced that they had apprehended A (16) on charges of robbery and were investigating him.

Exterior view of Suwon Western Police Station. [Photo by Yonhap News]

A is accused of entering a women's restroom in a shopping mall in Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong City, at around 9:50 p.m. on the 5th and strangling and assaulting teenage girl B.

After fleeing the scene, A committed similar crimes against other teenage girls the following day, the 6th. At around 9:05 p.m., A strangled teenage girl C in an apartment elevator located in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon City, and 40 minutes later, at 9:50 p.m., assaulted teenage girl D in another apartment elevator in Gwonseon-gu.

Notably, during the third crime, A strangled D inside the elevator until she lost consciousness, dragged her out, moved to the emergency stairs, took her mobile phone, and then fled.

Upon receiving reports of the incidents, the police mobilized all available personnel from the Criminal Division and the Women and Juvenile Division of the Suwon Western Police Station to track A’s movements. After reviewing CCTV footage, conducting inquiries, and carrying out communication investigations, A was urgently arrested at a PC room near Suwon Station at around 12:30 p.m. on the 7th.

A is a 16-year-old student enrolled in a certain high school and is not considered a juvenile offender exempt from prosecution, so criminal charges are possible. It is also known that A has a prior record of sex crimes.

The police judged that considering the locations of A’s crimes and his actions throughout the incidents, there is a possibility that the crimes were committed with the intent of sexual offenses. Accordingly, they plan to investigate the detailed circumstances of the case with sexual crimes in mind.

The police stated, "Since we have just arrested the suspect and brought him to the police station, the investigation has not yet been conducted," and added, "Some of the injured victims have not been able to give statements."

The police announced that, considering the urgent arrest deadline, they plan to promptly investigate A and apply for an arrest warrant by the 8th at the latest.

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