Police Request Arrest Warrants for Two Chinese-Korean Nationals in Seoul Daerim-dong for Murder of Man and Woman

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The police have requested an arrest warrant for a Chinese-Korean who killed two people in Daerim-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.

The Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced on the 23rd that they have applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A, a Chinese-Korean in his 50s, on suspicion of murder.

Mr. A is accused of stabbing and killing two middle-aged men and women with a weapon in an alley in Daerim-dong at around 8:10 p.m. the previous day. Mr. A fled immediately after the crime but was caught in Guro-dong, Guro-gu. The two victims were found in cardiac arrest and were transported to the hospital while receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but they died.

The police also believe that Mr. B, a Chinese-Korean in his 50s, was involved in the crime and have applied for an arrest warrant for him on suspicion of murder as well.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.