"Lost money on stocks, afraid to die alone": Man in his 30s faces arrest warrant hearing over acquaintance's killing

Decided to take his own life after losing money on stock investments
Afraid to die alone, attacked an acquaintance with a weapon

A man in his 30s accused of killing a Japanese woman he knew in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, appeared for a pre-ar arrest warrant hearing on Oct. 30.

According to Yonhap News on Oct. 30, the Daejeon District Court Cheonan Branch held a pre-arrest warrant hearing for a man in his 30s, identified as A, who is accused of murdering a Japanese woman he knew. The hearing was held at around 11 a.m. that day at the Daejeon District Court Cheonan Branch.

Daejeon District Court, Cheonan Branch. Yonhap News.

A is accused of killing his victim, identified as B, with a weapon and fleeing from a studio apartment in Dujeong-dong, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, at around 4:20 p.m. on Oct. 28.

Investigators say A visited B's residence carrying a weapon he had prepared in advance and attacked her with it. At the time, B called an acquaintance to ask for help. Police responded to a report from B's acquaintance and tracked A's escape route, arresting him at around 1:06 a.m. on Oct. 29 at a lodging facility in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, North Jeolla Province.

Police found that the two knew each other. They had met twice more this year, but investigators determined that they were not in a romantic relationship. There had also been no reports related to stalking, according to police.

Meanwhile, A reportedly told police that he had suffered losses from failed stock investments and saw no future, so he had decided to die. He said he was afraid to die alone, and that B, whom he had known for some time, came to mind, so he intended to die together with her.

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