Detention Hearing for Chinese Man in His 60s Accused of Killing Cohabitant Woman in Garibong-dong, Seoul

The decision on whether to detain a Chinese national man in his 60s, who killed a woman he was living with in Garibong-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, is expected to be made as early as August 2.

On this day, Judge Kim Sungeun, the warrant judge at Seoul Southern District Court, held a pretrial detention hearing for Mr. Kim, who has been requested for an arrest warrant on charges of murder.

Mr. Kim told reporters, "The victim attacked me with a knife." When asked if he felt any remorse for the victim, he replied, "Yes."

Mr. Kim is accused of stabbing and killing a woman in her 50s, with whom he was cohabiting, at around 3:17 a.m. on July 31 in a Garibong-dong residence that had been converted from a massage parlor.

Mr. Kim has a previous record of being fined for injuring the victim by assault in June 2023. Additionally, controversy arose because the victim reported Mr. Kim to the authorities five days before the crime, but no meaningful action was taken.