Suspect Who Burned Foreign Exchange Student's Face and Fled Found Dead

It was later revealed that the suspect who sprayed a volatile substance on the face of a foreign exchange student, set it on fire, and fled was found dead.

On the 14th, Jo Ji-ho, Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, stated at a press briefing, "It has been finally confirmed that the person who was on the suspect list as the perpetrator has died," adding, "There is no practical benefit in further investigating the perpetrator's actions, and since the victim's recovery is the priority, we are actively supporting burn treatment."

Earlier, on December 15 last year, an incident occurred near a university dormitory in Seoul where a man sprayed a volatile substance on the face of a female foreign exchange student and set it on fire with a lighter before fleeing.

The female victim is reported to have no life-threatening injuries but suffered second-degree burns on her face, and she is currently receiving treatment after returning to her home country.

The Seoul Hyehwa Police Station, the responsible authority, identified the suspect through an eyewitness at around 9:59 p.m. on the day of the incident, and when the suspect was confirmed to have moved to Hannam Bridge at 10:15 p.m. and then went missing, they deployed 111 personnel including the riot police to conduct a search operation.

A Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency official said, "A person presumed to be the suspect was found dead on the downstream side of the northern end of World Cup Bridge in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the 1st," adding, "The identity has been confirmed, and the case will be closed due to lack of prosecutorial jurisdiction."

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