Around 8 AM on the 29th, leaving Seoul Namdaemun Police Station
Consistently indifferent attitude... Boards transport vehicle wearing a mask
The suspect Kim Byung-chan, who was receiving personal protection due to stalking, is being transferred to the prosecution at Seoul Namdaemun Police Station on the 29th. Kim is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend A at an officetel in Jung-gu, Seoul, with a weapon around 11:30 a.m. on the 19th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@
[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] Kim Byung-chan (35, in custody), who murdered a woman under police protection, appeared for the first time since his identity was disclosed, repeatedly saying "I'm sorry" at the scene.
On the 29th, the police transferred Kim to the prosecution, applying eight charges including retaliatory murder and retaliatory intimidation under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, violation of the Stalking Punishment Act, injury, trespassing, special intimidation, intimidation, and special confinement.
As Kim left the detention center at Namdaemun Police Station in Seoul to move to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, he repeatedly said "I'm sorry" and "I'm really, really sorry" in response to reporters' questions such as "Do you have anything to say to the victim?", "Do you admit to planned crime?", and "Do you have no remorse for the bereaved family?" Wearing a thick coat and a mask, Kim bowed his head deeply and got into the escort vehicle despite repeated questions from the press.
Initially, Kim was charged with murder, but the police changed the charge after determining that Kim's motive was retaliation for being reported to the police for stalking crimes. Under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, retaliatory murder is defined as killing a person with the intent to retaliate against complaints, accusations, statements, or testimonies related to criminal investigations, punishable by death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for ten years or more.
Retaliatory murder under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes carries heavier penalties than murder under the Criminal Act.
Kim was arrested on the 22nd on suspicion of stabbing and killing a woman in her 30s, A, who lived in an officetel in Jung-gu, Seoul, around 11:30 a.m. on the 19th of this month. A, who was reportedly Kim's former lover, had reported Kim to the police four times since the 7th of this month.
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