Man in His 60s in 'Eunpyeong Ex-Partner Killing' Admits Crime; Police to Seek Arrest Warrant

Suspected of murder... He was also found unconscious
Committed crime two weeks after electronic monitoring ended... Had prior stalking reports
"We got into an argument while talking, and I became angry and killed her" he said

Police plan to seek an arrest warrant for a man in his 60s suspected of killing his former partner at his home in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.

Seoul Eunpyeong Police Station. Yonhap News Agency.

Eunpyeong Police Station in Seoul said it plans to seek an arrest warrant for the man, identified only as A, on murder charges on the afternoon of Nov. 6.

According to police, A is suspected of killing a woman in her 70s, with whom he had previously been in a relationship, at his home in Eunpyeong-gu on Nov. 5.

After receiving a missing-person report about the woman at around 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 5, police found her dead inside A's home and arrested him at the scene as a suspect caught in the act. A, however, was also found unconscious at the scene and taken to a hospital.

On the morning of Nov. 6, police questioned A at the station after he regained consciousness following hospital treatment.

A admitted to the crime during questioning, saying, "We got into an argument while talking, and I became angry and killed her." He also reportedly said that he had taken sleeping pills after the crime. Police plan to investigate further to determine the exact motive and circumstances.

Police also conducted an autopsy on the victim on the morning of Nov. 6 after finding injuries believed to have been inflicted with a blunt object. The final autopsy results are expected to take some time.

A had previously been reported by the victim for violating the Act on Punishment of Stalking Crimes and for violence. According to police, a total of four emergency calls concerning A were received by Eunpyeong, Namdaemun and Mapo police stations in Seoul between September 2024 and July 2026. In July 2026, he was also taken into emergency custody on suspicion of violating an interim measure by going to the victim's home and assaulting her.

In September 2026, police referred A to prosecutors without detention on charges of violating the Act on Punishment of Stalking Crimes, assault and theft.

The court, however, ordered A to be held in a detention center and fitted with an electronic monitoring device under the Act on Punishment of Stalking Crimes. He was held in a detention center from July 23 to Aug. 22, 2026, and was fitted with the device from his release until Oct. 22, 2026, according to police. The latest incident occurred about two weeks after electronic monitoring ended.

The case was also included in a nationwide review by the National Police Agency of crimes involving people in personal relationships. Police reviewed cases involving A and measures to protect the victim as part of the review. However, no additional measures were taken at the time because the victim did not want them, according to reports.

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