[On-site Video] Repeated "I'm Sorry"... 'Stalking Murder' Kim Byung-chan Sent to Prosecution

[Asia Economy Reporters Han Seung-gon and Yoon Seul-gi] "I am sorry."

Kim Byung-chan (35, in custody), who murdered a woman under police protection, appeared for the first time on the 29th after his identity was disclosed. He repeatedly said only "I am sorry" regarding his charges.

Wearing a mask and tied with handcuffs, Kim left the Seoul Namdaemun Police Station detention center to be transferred to the prosecution. When reporters asked, "Do you admit to planned murder?", "What is the motive for the murder?", "Why did you stalk the victim for a long time?", and "Do you feel remorse?", he repeatedly answered, "I am sorry."

When asked, "Do you have anything to say to the victim or the bereaved family?", he replied, "I am truly sorry." He refused reporters' requests to remove his mask.

Suspect Kim Byung-chan, who was receiving personal protection due to stalking, is being transferred from Seoul Namdaemun Police Station to the prosecution 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@

Previously, Kim was charged with murder, but the police changed the charges after determining that Kim's actions were motivated by retaliation for being reported to the police for stalking crimes.

Kim was sent to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on eight charges including retaliatory murder and retaliatory threats under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, violation of the Stalking Crime Act, injury, trespassing, special threats, threats, and special confinement.

Kim Byung-chan was arrested by the police on the morning of the 19th at 11:33 a.m. at an officetel in Jeodong, Jung-gu, Seoul, on suspicion of fatally stabbing a woman in her 30s whom he had been stalking.