Four Suspects Arrested and Sent to Prosecution for Planning and Attempting Murder to Claim Insurance Money

High school classmates who attempted to kill a peer woman at a pension in Hwasun. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Chunsu] A group who planned a murder for insurance money and attempted the crime at a pension in Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, has been sent to the prosecution.

On the 18th, the Hwasun Police Station in Jeollanam-do arrested and sent three individuals, including A (19), to the prosecution on charges of attempted murder. K (20), who conspired with them in another murder plan, was also arrested and sent to the prosecution on charges of murder preparation.

A and the other two are accused of attempting to murder a peer female they lured to a pension in Buk-myeon, Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do, around 11 p.m. on the 9th, using a weapon.

Police investigation revealed that they meticulously planned the crime in advance, dividing roles such as boyfriend, assailant, and getaway driver, aiming for the death insurance money.

A, who played the boyfriend role, brought the victim to the pension under the pretext of a "50-day anniversary trip" and lured her to a secluded spot. B (19), who played the assailant role and was waiting at the crime scene, attacked the victim with a weapon.

However, the weapon broke, and the woman fiercely resisted, resulting in an unsuccessful attempt.

C (20), who was assigned the getaway role, tried to escape by driving the vehicle after B completed the crime, but due to a problem with the vehicle's wheel, he could not appear at the crime scene.

The woman was saved by the help of the pension owner and guests and was transported to the hospital, surviving the attack.

On the 15th, a woman in her 20s, Ms. K, suspected of planning a murder with other accomplices to claim insurance money (preparation for murder), is seen entering the courtroom for a warrant hearing. Photo by Yonhap News

Prior to this crime, in July, K is known to have planned with the three to kill a peer male acquaintance by pushing him off a cliff and seize the death insurance money.

All of them were involved in a traffic accident insurance fraud ring in Jeollanam-do, but the crime was not carried out as the intended victim disappeared upon learning of the murder plan.