'Due to Auditory Hallucinations,' a Man in His 30s Killed a Homeless Person at Seoul Station...Prosecutors: "Pre-Scouted Crime Scene, Planned Crime"

On the early morning of the 6th, a man identified as A (37), accused of killing a homeless person at the entrance of the underground passage at Seoul Station, was brought to trial while in custody.

Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

On the 27th, the Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Choi Soon-ho) indicted A on charges of murder and requested an electronic monitoring order. A is accused of stabbing and killing a homeless person who was sleeping with a weapon he had prepared in advance, driven by a hallucination that he needed to kill the homeless to stop the war.

A claimed that he never intended to kill the victim from the beginning and argued that the victim attacked him first, leading to the killing.

However, after a multifaceted investigation including CCTV footage analysis, forensic examination, and mobile phone digital forensics, the prosecution revealed that A had searched the crime scene on the internet beforehand and even conducted a reconnaissance. Based on the fact that A killed the sleeping victim on site with a weapon prepared in advance, the prosecution regards this as a premeditated crime.

A prosecution official stated, "We will thoroughly maintain the prosecution to ensure the defendant receives a sentence commensurate with the crime and will respond strictly to violent crimes that threaten the life and safety of others."

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