Public Wanted Notice for Kim Gilsu, Suspect in Armed Robbery Who Escaped from Hospital

After Transfer from Detention Center to Hospital, Patient Changes Clothes and Disappears

Kim Gil-su (36), who was detained at Seoul Detention Center on charges of special robbery, escaped on the morning of the 4th from Hallym University Hospital in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, where he was hospitalized for treatment.
[Photo by Ministry of Justice]

A man in his 30s, who was detained at Seoul Detention Center on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances, escaped while receiving hospital treatment, prompting authorities to issue a public warrant and launch a manhunt.

At around 7:20 a.m. on the 4th, correctional authorities received a 112 emergency call reporting that Kim Gilsu (36), a detainee at Seoul Detention Center who was receiving treatment at a hospital in Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi Province, had escaped.

Kim was reportedly in custody on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances. Earlier, at around 6:20 a.m., he was known to have put a foreign object in his mouth inside the detention center.

The correctional authorities determined that Kim required medical treatment and transferred him to a nearby hospital. It is reported that Kim removed his handcuffs at the hospital, changed into patient clothes, and then disappeared.

The police, including detectives from the Anyang Dongan Police Station, have mobilized all available personnel and are pursuing Kim based on analysis of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage in cooperation with correctional authorities. The Ministry of Justice also announced a public warrant for Kim, stating, "We are conducting arrest operations in cooperation with the police."

According to the Ministry of Justice, Kim is 175 cm tall and weighs 83 kg.

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