'Eunpyeong-gu Officetel Murder' 40s Male Suspect Transferred to Prosecutors in Custody

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A man in his 40s who was arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in her 20s at an officetel in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, has been handed over to the prosecution.

On the 25th, the Seoul Eunpyeong Police Station announced that they had sent Kim, a man in his 40s suspected of murder, to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office.

Earlier, on the 14th, the police received a report from the family of the victim, Ms. A, and went to her residence at an officetel in Eunpyeong-gu, where they found the deceased victim.

The police identified Kim as a suspect and tracked him down, making an emergency arrest at a comic book cafe in Guro-gu, Seoul, on the 15th. It was reported that Kim and Ms. A had met through internet broadcasting.

The cause of Ms. A's death was presumed to be asphyxiation, and Kim is understood to have confessed to the charges during the police investigation.