Drugged Soju for Husband... Wife and Taekwondo Studio Director Attempted Murder

Left drugged liquor bottle in the refrigerator,

then placed another in the mailbox ten days later

Followed by an attempted murder with a weapon

A woman in her 40s, B, an employee at a taekwondo gym who tried to kill her husband with drugged alcohol (left), and her accomplice, A, a woman in her 20s and the gym director (right), appeared at the pre-trial detention hearing at the Bucheon branch of the Incheon District Court in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, on the afternoon of the 9th. Photo by Yonhap News

The director and an employee of a taekwondo studio, who have been detained on charges of attempted murder, are under investigation for attempting to kill the employee's husband three times using alcohol laced with drugs and a weapon.

According to the police and other sources on May 15, a woman in her 20s identified as A, the taekwondo studio director, and a woman in her 40s identified as B, an employee, decided to kill B's husband, a man in his 50s identified as C, and carried out their first attempt on April 25.

At that time, A and B prepared a 1.8-liter bottle of soju mixed with drugs and placed it in the refrigerator of B's home in Wonmi District, Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province. They targeted C, knowing that he often drank alone.

The first attempt failed as the victim did not drink the alcohol... Poisoned liquor for the second attempt kept

However, when C did not drink it, the two prepared another bottle of alcohol. Ten days after the first murder attempt, on May 5, A and B placed a bottle containing drugs in the mailbox at B's home for their second attempt.

According to the police investigation, the bottle used on April 25 and the bottle used on May 5 were different, and it was found that benzodiazepine-class substances were used in both murder attempts. Benzodiazepines are psychotropic drugs used to alleviate insomnia and anxiety disorders, and were also used by Kim So-young (20), known as the "Gangbuk motel serial killer," in her crimes.

It was reported that A testified she had crushed 60 benzodiazepine tablets into powder and, through B, put it in a 1.8-liter soju bottle. The results of the drug component analysis requested from the National Forensic Service have not yet been released.

Murder plot uncovered during investigation

The investigation into this case began around 6:30 p.m. on May 6 when A was arrested by the police. At that time, A injured C by wielding a weapon at B's residence. Initially, the police had charged her with special assault, but later decided to apply the charge of attempted murder, having determined there was intent to kill.

A was arrested at the scene after the third murder attempt, and during the police investigation, evidence was found that she had conspired with B to commit murder. The police referred both women to the prosecution in custody on charges of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

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