A man in his twenties, identified as A, who is suspected of murdering his ex-girlfriend in the center of Daejeon, was taken into custody on August 6.
Bae Seongjung, the judge in charge of warrants at Daejeon District Court, conducted a pretrial detention hearing for A, who was the subject of an arrest warrant on charges of murder, and issued the warrant, stating, "There is a risk of flight."
On the 5th, suspect A in the Daejeon dating murder case was arrested by the police as he was discharged from the hospital where he had been admitted and was brought into the Daejeon Seobu Police Station. Photo by Yonhap News
A is accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend with a weapon on a street in Goejeong-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, at around 12:08 p.m. on July 29.
Immediately after the crime, A fled the scene but was apprehended within a day. Just before being arrested, he attempted to poison himself and received treatment at a hospital. He was questioned by police after being discharged from the hospital the previous day.
A stated, "I had an argument with the victim over the ownership of a motorcycle lease, and I became angry because I felt she was disregarding me, so I decided to kill her."
Investigations revealed that A decided to commit the crime three to four months before the incident. The conflict began when A borrowed a motorcycle in the victim B's name without her permission.
Before the crime, A purchased a weapon and pesticide. On the day they were supposed to go together in a shared car to change the ownership of the motorcycle, A killed B.
The police plan to continue investigating A to determine his specific motive and whether there are any additional crimes.
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