Prosecutors Arrest and Indict 30-Year-Old Parking Attendant for Murder of 80-Year-Old Building Owner

A man in his 30s, Kim, a parking lot attendant, has been indicted for the murder of an octogenarian building owner in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.

Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office Photo by Yonhap News

The Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Seo Won-ik) announced on the 11th that Kim, who managed the parking lot of a motel next to the victim's building, was arrested and indicted on charges of murder.

Kim is accused of stabbing the building owner, Yoo, multiple times with a weapon on the rooftop of a building in Yeongdeungpo-gu on the 12th of last month, resulting in his death. The police believe that Kim was instructed to commit the crime by Cho, a man in his 40s who owns the motel, and have determined that Cho destroyed evidence related to the crime.

On the 14th of last month, the police applied for arrest warrants for Kim and Cho on charges of murder and murder solicitation, respectively, but the court only issued an arrest warrant for Kim.

The arrest warrant re-applied for Cho was rejected by the prosecution. The police are supplementing their evidence. It is reported that the police have secured CCTV footage and mobile phone video materials showing Cho erasing the victim's bloodstains left in the motel and destroying evidence.

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