Identity of Suspect in Naju Robbery-Murder of Couple in Their 60s to Be Disclosed; Posted on 14th

by Sim Jinseok

by Min Chanki

Published 13 Oct.2026 19:37(KST)

The personal information of a man in his 50s suspected of murdering a couple in their 60s in Naju, South Jeolla Province, will be made public.

The Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency said it decided to disclose the face, name and age of A, 52, who is in custody and under investigation on suspicion of robbery-murder, at a meeting of its Personal Information Disclosure Review Committee at 4 p.m. on October 13.

A, who was arrested on suspicion of murdering a couple in their 60s whom he knew, leaves the courtroom after a hearing to review his arrest warrant at Gwangju District Court on the afternoon of the 9th. Yonhap News.

The police said they decided to disclose the information in accordance with the committee's decision.

A's personal information is scheduled to be posted on the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency's website for 30 days, from 10 a.m. on October 14 through November 13.

A is suspected of breaking into a house in Wanggok-myeon, Naju, between 9:28 p.m. and 11:57 p.m. on October 5, tying up and murdering a couple in their 60s. He is also suspected of taking the victims' bank cards after the crime and withdrawing about 6 million won from their account.

A reportedly told police during questioning that he had gone to collect money he had lent.

The police initially arrested A on suspicion of murder, but later changed the charge to robbery-murder based on evidence that he had withdrawn cash from the victims' account, and sought a warrant for his arrest. The court issued the warrant on October 9.

This is the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency's second disclosure of a suspect's personal information since the Act on the Disclosure of Personal Information of Persons Who Commit Serious Crimes took effect. The first case was the disclosure of Park Daesung, who murdered a teenage girl in Suncheon in September 2024.