Incident Near Sillim Station
Police Request Arrest Warrant
The police have requested an arrest warrant for a woman in her 30s who killed an acquaintance with a weapon near Sillim Station in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, in broad daylight.
On the 15th, the Gwanak Police Station in Seoul announced that they had arrested a woman in her 30s, identified as A, on suspicion of murder and applied for an arrest warrant.
A is accused of wielding a weapon and killing B at a pub located on the first floor of a building near Sillim Station at around 2:10 p.m. that day. B was transported to a nearby hospital but ultimately died.
A police official stated, "A had an argument with the victim the day before the crime over a missing wallet," adding, "It is believed that on the day of the crime, A went to find the victim and, during another argument, committed the crime with a knife she was carrying."
The official continued, "We have applied for an arrest warrant for the suspect today," and explained, "We plan to investigate the exact motive, whether it was a premeditated crime, based on the circumstances of possession of the weapon and the victim's autopsy results."
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