20s Medical Student in 'Girlfriend Murder' Case Appears for Detention Hearing: "I'm Sorry"

A 20-year-old medical student who killed his girlfriend on the rooftop of a building near Gangnam Station in Seoul is at a crossroads regarding detention.

At around 2:40 p.m. on the 8th, Choi (25), who came out of the Seoul Seocho Police Station detention center to attend the pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing), did not answer reporters' questions such as "Do you admit the charges?", "Why did you commit the crime?", and "When did you plan the crime?".

Later, at around 2:50 p.m., upon arriving at the court, Choi briefly responded "I'm sorry" when asked, "Do you have anything to say to the victim and the bereaved family?"

A male medical student in his 20s, accused of murdering his girlfriend with a weapon on the rooftop of a building near Gangnam Station, is appearing at the pre-arrest detention hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 8th.
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At 3:30 p.m. that day, Shin Young-hee, the warrant judge in charge at the Seoul Central District Court, will conduct a detention hearing for Choi on charges of murder. Choi's detention decision is expected to be made that night.

Choi is accused of calling his girlfriend to the rooftop of a building near Gangnam Station on Seoul Subway Line 2 at around 5 p.m. on the 6th, and stabbing her multiple times with a weapon, killing her.

The police initially responded to a report that "a man was about to jump from the rooftop" and pulled Choi out. After hearing his statement that he left a bag containing drugs, they re-examined the scene, found the victim, and urgently arrested Choi.

The police also identified circumstances indicating that Choi prepared for the crime in advance, such as purchasing the weapon at a large supermarket in Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, two hours before the crime and calling the victim out.

During the police investigation, Choi reportedly stated, "I committed the crime after hearing that she wanted to break up." Mr. A is known as a medical student at a prestigious university in Seoul who scored a perfect score on the College Scholastic Ability Test.

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