Man in His 60s Detained in Stalking-Related Murder of Woman in Her 70s in Eunpyeong-gu

Yonhap News Agency

A man in his 60s accused of murdering a woman in her 70s who was his former partner has been taken into custody in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.

On November 7, Park Seok-geun, a presiding judge at the Seoul Western District Court, held a pre-arrest suspect interrogation for the man, identified only by his surname A, who is accused of murder, and issued a warrant for his arrest, citing the risk that he might flee.

A is accused of murdering B, a woman in her 70s who had previously been his romantic partner, at his home in Bulgwang-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, on November 5.

After the crime, police found A unconscious next to B, who had died. A was taken to a hospital for treatment and discharged on November 6.

At around 2:26 p.m. on November 7, A entered the courthouse to attend the hearing but did not answer reporters' questions about his motive for the crime.

In a police investigation, A largely admitted to the charges, saying, "I took sleeping pills after the crime" and "I got into an argument during a conversation, became angry, and killed her."

It was revealed that B had been repeatedly stalked by A. From September 2024 onward, B reported A to police for stalking a total of four times. On July 18, when her third report was filed, A was arrested by police on suspicion of visiting B and choking her despite being subject to an interim no-contact order.

At the time, police sought an arrest warrant for A from the Seoul Western District Public Prosecution Office on suspicion of assault, violating the Act on Punishment of Stalking Crimes, and theft, among other charges. However, the office did not request a warrant, citing A's poor health after recent cancer surgery for stage 4 lung cancer and the need for additional investigation into some aspects of the case.

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