A man in his 60s charged with revenge murder for the murder of a woman in her 40s in Jeju... arrest warrant

(Jeju = Yonhap News) Reporter Byeon Ji-cheol = The police applied for an arrest warrant for a man in his 60s who retaliated against a woman in her 40s who reported stalking and sexual assault in Jeju.

The Jeju Western Police Station announced on the 20th that it had applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A, a man in his 60s, on charges of revenge murder, trespassing into a special residence, arson of a Hyeonju building, special arrest, and attempted special confinement under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.

The police executed an arrest warrant for Mr. A, who was discharged from the hospital as his health condition improved at around 1:40 PM the previous day, and then conducted additional investigations into the motive for the crime on two occasions.

The police initially charged Mr. A with general murder, but changed or added charges such as revenge murder after comprehensively reviewing the circumstances before and after the crime, the evidence obtained, and the suspect's statement.

In particular, we confirmed the circumstances in which Mr. A had brought thinner and a weapon next to the stairs on the first floor of the victim's residence before committing the crime, and a preliminary charge of arson was applied to the Hyeonju building.

At the time of the crime, Mr. A was charged with special arrest and attempted special confinement for forcibly dragging Mr. B to his rental car parked on the street.

A police official explained, "After comprehensively reviewing the evidence obtained at the time of the crime and the statements made during the suspect's investigation, we decided that five charges were acceptable."

Mr. A is accused of stabbing and killing B, a woman in her 40s who had broken up with him, with a weapon on the street in front of a hotel in Yeondong, Jeju City, at 1:38 am on the 12th.

Mr. A is believed to have consumed pesticide while escaping after committing the crime. After being arrested, he complained of health problems and was hospitalized on the 13th after receiving hospital treatment.

The police temporarily released Mr. A in consideration of his health condition and executed an arrest warrant the day before when he was discharged from the hospital.

Previously, it was revealed that Mr. B reported Mr. A to the police a total of four times from October last year to last May for stalking, sexual assault, and social violence.

However, all reported cases were either limited to warnings or were closed due to reasons such as Mr. B's unwillingness to file a formal case or be punished.