"Shoulders Bumped," He Claimed After Killing Man in His 70s; Police Find Robbery Motive

Man in his 20s transferred to prosecutors in custody on robbery-murder and other charges

A man in his 20s who killed a man in his 70s he did not know in a residential area has been transferred to prosecutors in custody. He initially said the dispute started because they had "bumped shoulders," but police concluded the crime was motivated by a desire to steal valuables.

Gangbuk Police Station in Seoul. Yonhap News Agency

The Seoul Gangbuk Police Station said on the 14th that it had transferred the man, identified as A, to prosecutors in custody on charges of robbery-murder, fraud, and violating the Act on Specialized Credit Finance Business.

According to police, A is suspected of killing a man in his 70s, identified as B, and stealing his valuables at around 11 p.m. on October 3 in a residential area in Beon-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul.

When A was arrested on suspicion of murder, he said, in effect, "I didn't know B, and I went to confront him after our shoulders bumped on the street, and then I committed the crime." However, after analyzing CCTV footage along B's route home on the day of the incident, police found no footage of him bumping shoulders with anyone.

Police determined that A took the victim's mobile phone, credit card, and gold ring before fleeing immediately after the crime. He later stole a total of KRW 9.27 million, including KRW 4.92 million through unauthorized use of the credit card. Police therefore upgraded the murder charge to robbery-murder and plan to continue conducting any necessary supplementary investigations in cooperation with the prosecution service after the case is transferred.

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