Gwangju High School Girl Murderer Jang Yoon-Gi Committed a Planned Crime Targeting Stalked Woman

After Preparing the Murder Weapon, He Monitored the Victim's Movements
Disposed of His Mobile Phone in the River and Fled
No Apology Letter Submitted to the Victim's Family

Jang Yoon-Gi (23), the perpetrator of the murder of a high school girl in downtown Gwangju, has been handed over to the prosecution. Police investigations revealed that Jang's crime was not a case of a "random, impulsive" attack, but rather the continuation of a meticulously planned crime against a woman he had been stalking, driven by resentment. It was also confirmed that he never submitted any formal apology to the bereaved family.

Jang Yoonki, 23, who faces charges of murder and attempted murder, is being transferred to the prosecution from Gwangju Western Police Station on the morning of the 14th. Photo by Yonhap News

On May 14, Gwangsan Police Station in Gwangju announced the results of its comprehensive investigation, stating that Jang Yoon-Gi had been arrested and transferred to the prosecution on charges of murder, attempted murder, and preparation to commit murder.

According to the police, Jang Yoon-Gi had originally planned to target a woman in her 20s, a foreign national known as A, whom he had been stalking. In the early morning of May 3, Jang committed a sexual offense and other crimes at A's residence. Fearing discovery, he purchased a weapon and gloves that same afternoon. Unaware that A had reported suspected stalking and moved to another region, Jang spent over 30 hours wandering around her residence and workplace over the course of two days, searching for his intended target.

Ultimately, after failing to locate A, Jang changed his target in the early hours of Children's Day, May 5, attacking B, a 17-year-old high school sophomore, who was on her way home. Jang followed B for about one kilometer in his vehicle to monitor her movements, and then committed the crime on a secluded walkway with no CCTV cameras.

The police determined that Jang's claim—"I decided to commit suicide and acted impulsively"—was false. Immediately after the crime, Jang washed his hands in a nearby restroom, disposed of the weapon, threw his mobile phone into a river to avoid being tracked, and washed his bloodstained clothes, all in a calculated attempt to destroy evidence. There was no indication that he attempted suicide during the 11 hours he was on the run.

Notably, although Jang said "I'm sorry" twice at the photo line prior to his transfer to the prosecution that morning, police confirmed that throughout the investigation he never submitted a handwritten letter of reflection or an apology to the victim.

A police official stated, "Jang's crime was not a crime targeting an unspecified number of people with abnormal motives, but a meticulously planned crime rooted in obsession and anger toward a specific individual. Given the evidence of his attempts to destroy evidence, the claim that it was an impulsive act is not credible."

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