Police "Full effort to apprehend Kim Gilsu... Please actively report"

The correctional authorities are tracking the whereabouts of Kim Gilsu (36), who was detained at Seoul Detention Center on suspicion of robbery with injury but escaped during hospital treatment on the 4th, while the police have requested active tips and reports from citizens.

A Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency official said at a regular press briefing on the 6th, "We are making every effort to capture Kim Gilsu in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and the Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency," adding, "We ask for active reports from citizens." The police are currently deploying violent crime detectives, local police, and riot police to track Kim's whereabouts.

Kim was arrested on suspicion of robbery with injury by the Seocho Police Station in Seoul on the 30th of last month. It was reported that he swallowed the handle of a plastic spoon while eating in the detention center. Subsequently, Kim was sent for detention on the 2nd and held at Seoul Detention Center. On the morning of the 4th, around 6:20 a.m., while receiving treatment at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, he took advantage of a moment when his protective gear was briefly removed under the pretext of using the restroom, changed clothes, and escaped by taxi.

Afterward, Kim got off at Uijeongbu Station in Uijeongbu City, wandered around the northern Gyeonggi area, entered Seoul, and took the subway from Nowon Station to Ttukseom Resort Station at 6:30 p.m. on the same day. He was last seen at the Express Bus Terminal at 9 p.m. that day, and his whereabouts have since been unknown.

At the time of his escape, Kim was wearing black-colored clothes and a white mask, but when last seen, he had changed into beige-colored clothes. A police official said, "Please note that there may be limitations in recognizing him because he is wearing a mask," adding, "He may have changed clothes or be wearing glasses."

The Ministry of Justice increased the reward for Kim from 5 million won to 10 million won on the same day. Kim is 175 cm tall and weighs 83 kg with a sturdy build.

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