Suspect Met Victim Two Weeks Prior Through Open Chat Room
Police Investigate Motive Behind the Crime
On the afternoon of the 3rd, police were inspecting the scene in front of a motel in Hapjeong-dong, Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam Province. On the same afternoon, a stabbing incident occurred at the motel, resulting in two people being found in cardiac arrest and two others sustaining serious injuries. December 3, 2025 Yonhap News Agency
Police are investigating the knife attack incident that occurred at a motel in Changwon City, Gyeongnam Province, focusing on the possibility that it was a premeditated crime.
According to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency on December 4, the suspect, a man in his 20s identified as A, purchased a weapon at a mart near a motel in Masanhwoin District, Changwon City, at around 2:43 p.m. the previous day. He then went directly to the motel, the scene of the crime.
On the day of the incident, four middle school students-B and C (female), and D and E (male)-were spending time together when B, after receiving a message from A, went to the motel with C. It was initially reported that only A, B, and later D and E were present at the scene, but police investigations revealed that C had been with B and the others from the beginning. B and C met A at the motel entrance at 4:24 p.m. and went up to the room together.
Police are investigating how D and E, who were stabbed along with B by A in the motel, entered the premises. While the motel's main entrance is equipped with a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera, there is no CCTV at the back entrance, which D and E used to enter.
At the time of the incident, B called 112 (the emergency number) but did not provide specific details, instead allowing the situation to be heard over the phone. Hearing shouting and someone yelling "Don't do it," police determined it was an emergency and requested joint response from the Changwon Fire Department. Subsequently, C also called the police and provided the motel's location.
On the afternoon of the 3rd, police were controlling the scene in front of a motel in Hapseong-dong, Masanhwoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam Province. On that day, a stabbing incident occurred at the motel, resulting in two people being found in cardiac arrest and two others sustaining serious injuries. December 3, 2025 Yonhap News Agency
When fire authorities arrived at the scene, A was found having fallen in front of the motel building, while B, D, and E were found inside the motel bathroom with stab wounds. All four were transported to the hospital, but A, B, and D died, while E sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment.
According to police, A and B had first met about two weeks earlier through an open chat room on a social networking service (SNS), and had met once before. Afterward, A expressed interest in B and continued to contact her, inviting her to the motel on the day of the incident. When B arrived with C, A asked C to step outside for a moment, so C waited outside the door. After hearing a loud thud from the room, C became anxious and contacted D and E for help. A later opened the door and let C and the others in, and after a dispute broke out, committed the attack.
Police are currently questioning C to determine the exact circumstances of the incident.
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