Gangnam Female Abduction and Murder Trio... Detention Hearing Tomorrow

The decision on whether to detain the suspects involved in a kidnapping and murder case that occurred in the heart of Gangnam-gu, Seoul, will be made on the 3rd.

A man in his 30s suspected of kidnapping, murdering, and abandoning a woman was urgently arrested. Meanwhile, police investigators are loading equipment near Daecheong Lake in Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, where the abandoned body was found on the 31st of last month.
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On the 2nd, Yoo Chang-hoon, the chief judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Central District Court, announced that a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing) for Lee Mo (35), Hwang Mo (36), and Yeon Mo (30), who are accused of robbery-murder and corpse abandonment, will be held at 11 a.m. the following day. The decision on whether to issue arrest warrants is expected to be made that afternoon.

They are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a woman in her 40s in front of an apartment in the Yeoksam-dong area of Gangnam-gu, Seoul, at around 11:46 p.m. on the 29th of last month. After kidnapping the victim, they strangled her to death in Daejeon on the 30th of last month and abandoned the body in a mountain near Daecheong Dam, according to investigations.

The police believe that the suspects conspired to commit a planned crime. During the investigation, Yeon reportedly stated that he had been preparing for the crime for 2 to 3 months for financial gain. Additionally, it is reported that Lee identified the victim and informed Hwang, who then relayed this proposal to Yeon, and the police have secured statements regarding the method of conspiracy.

However, Lee, who identified the victim, did not provide specific details about his relationship with the victim, so the direct motive for the crime has not been revealed. The police stated that they are focusing their investigation on the motive for the crime and the relationship between the victim and the suspects.