Man in His 50s Arrested for Killing Teen Girl; Adult Son Serving Time for Sex Crime Against Victim

Man in His 50s Urgently Arrested by Seoul's Seongbuk Police on Suspicion of Murder and Other Charges
Police Suspect He Killed Her After She Rejected His Settlement Request

A man in his 50s was arrested by police in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, for killing a teenage girl who was the victim in a sex crime case involving his son. The man reportedly asked the victim to reach a settlement before the crime, but she refused.

A police cordon is in place at the scene of the murder of a teenage girl in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, on the 11th. Photo by Park Hosu.

According to police on the 11th, Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul urgently arrested the man, identified only as A, in his 50s, at around 1:40 a.m. that day on suspicion of murder and is questioning him.

A's son, who is now an adult, was accused by the victim, a teenage girl identified as B, of statutory rape of a minor in January this year. Seoul's Nowon Police Station, which investigated the case, reportedly referred A's son to the prosecution office without detention in March.

However, A's son was investigated early this year for a crime unrelated to the sex crime case and is reportedly now in custody.

A reportedly met B in person and asked her to reach a settlement in the hope of securing his son's early release, but she refused.

Police believe A killed B after failing to reach a settlement. A was reportedly heavily intoxicated at the time of the crime.

Police are investigating A to establish the specific circumstances and motive behind the crime.

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