Suspect in Killing of Couple in Their 60s in Naju Arrested in Muan Two Days Later

Withdrew cash from an ATM immediately after the crime

A man in his 50s who broke into a house in Naju, Jeonnam-Gwangju, bound and killed a couple in their 60s whom he knew, stole valuables and fled has been arrested by police.

According to the Naju Police Station and other sources, police urgently arrested Mr. A, 52, on suspicion of robbery and murder at an apartment complex in the Seungdal district of Muan County, Jeonnam, at around 2:50 p.m. on October 7. The arrest came two days after the crime.

Police conduct an on-site forensic examination at a house in Naju, South Jeolla Province, on the morning of the 7th. Yonhap News

Mr. A is suspected of breaking into a detached house in Wanggok-myeon, Naju, between 9:28 p.m. and 11:57 p.m. on October 5 and killing Mr. B and his wife, both in their 60s.

Police investigation found that Mr. A entered the house and bound the couple's hands with blue packing tape and their feet with clothing and other items. He then stabbed Mr. B several times with a weapon, killing him, and strangled his wife to death.

Immediately after the crime, Mr. A stole the couple's bankbooks and fled. He was found to have withdrawn and taken 6 million won in cash from a nearby automated teller machine (ATM). Investigators determined that Mr. A and the couple had known each other by sight.

Earlier, at around 7:49 p.m. on October 6, police received reports from a relative and a neighbor that they had been unable to contact the couple. Officers responded and found them dead, bound in the master bedroom.

Police quickly traced Mr. A's escape route by conducting a detailed analysis of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage near the scene.

On the night of October 5, Mr. A entered the village on a bicycle wearing a hat and mask. After the crime, he loaded his bicycle into the truck bed and drove away from the village in a 1-ton truck owned by Mr. B.

On the morning of October 7, police found Mr. B's abandoned 1-ton truck near Juksanbo in Naju and then found Mr. A's bicycle near a pavilion about 3 km away. They traced his route after he used another passenger car from a nearby bus stop and, after staking out the area, arrested him while he was hiding in an apartment complex in Muan.

Police are questioning Mr. A in detail about the circumstances of the crime and where he disposed of the weapon and other evidence.

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