Chinese Lecturer Accused of Killing Chinese International Student to Face Identity Disclosure Review This Week

Chinese Lecturer in His 30s Kills Student and Mutilates Body
Police Focusing All Efforts on Recovering Victim's Remains

The personal information of Jeong, a 31-year-old Chinese university lecturer arrested on charges of killing and mutilating the body of a Chinese female international student, will likely be made public this week.

Decision on Disclosure of Suspect's Identity Expected This Week

The suspect, disguised as a woman, caught on closed-circuit television (CCTV) around 10:30 p.m. on the 20th, leaving the residence of the Chinese international student victim in Gyeongsan. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

According to Yonhap News on August 31, the Gyeongsan Police Station in North Gyeongsang Province plans to convene a committee this week to review whether to disclose Jeong’s personal information, taking into account the brutality of the crime. However, in order to prevent external influence on committee members, the police have decided not to disclose the exact date and time of the meeting.

Even if the committee decides to disclose Jeong's information, if Jeong files an objection, there must be a five-day grace period, meaning it could take additional time before the information is actually released. Taking into consideration the duration of Jeong's detention and other factors, police also plan to refer the case to prosecutors within this week.

Some of Victim's Remains Mutilated and Abandoned...Refusal of Psychopath Evaluation

At around 11:50 p.m. on the 25th, a suspect suspected of killing a Chinese foreign student in his 20s is being escorted to Gyeongsan Police Station in Gyeongbuk. Yonhap News

On August 27, Jeong was arrested on charges of murdering 25-year-old Chinese female international student A and filing a false report to the police in order to mislead the investigation (murder and obstruction of official duties through fraud).

He is accused of killing A in the early hours of August 20 at his residence in Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan City, North Gyeongsang Province, mutilating her body, and dumping the remains in areas including Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, and Angang and Bulguksa in Gyeongju. Jeong is also accused of falsely reporting A as missing to the police.

Investigations revealed that after graduating from a local university, Jeong worked at a hospital in North Gyeongsang Province and had also been employed as a part-time lecturer at the same university since 2023. It was reported that A had previously been one of Jeong’s students. Police plan to recover as much of A’s remains as possible to conduct an autopsy.

Meanwhile, police deployed two profilers to conduct a psychopath evaluation, but Jeong refused to participate. Although Jeong initially agreed to the assessment, he later changed his mind and declined. Since the psychopath diagnostic test relies on interviews with the subject, it cannot be administered forcibly if the person does not cooperate. The police are also considering the possibility that Jeong refused the test because he was concerned about how the results might affect future court proceedings.

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