College Student in Her 20s Arrested, Referred to Prosecutors for Repeated Thefts from University Hospital Locker Room

Committed another theft while standing trial for a similar offense

A woman in her 20s who repeatedly stole valuables from a university hospital locker room where she had trained was arrested and referred to prosecutors after committing another theft while standing trial.

A view of Gwangju Dongbu Police Station.

The Gwangju Dongbu Police Station said Tuesday that it had arrested a woman in her 20s, identified as A, on suspicion of theft and referred her to the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office.

A is suspected of stealing cash and valuables worth 700,000 won on several occasions in late September from places including a university hospital locker room in Dong-gu, Gwangju.

The investigation found that A, who had trained at the hospital, exploited the fact that trainees and hospital staff did not properly lock their lockers.

In May, A had also stolen valuables worth 2 million won using the same method and was standing trial for a similar offense.

A reportedly told police that she had stolen things “out of habit.”

The court issued a warrant for A's arrest, judging that she posed a high risk of reoffending, including because she had committed another offense during a period equivalent to the statutory repeat-offender period while already standing trial for a similar crime.

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