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Police apprehend man who allegedly stabbed girlfriend to death

Published: 26 May. 2023, 17:58

[YONHAP]

Police on Friday apprehended a man in his 30s who fled after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death.

The 33-year-old, identified by his surname Kim, is accused of stabbing his 47-year-old girlfriend at an underground parking lot located in Geumcheon District, southern Seoul.

He was found by the police in Paju, Gyeonggi Province on Friday after about 8 hours on the run.

According to the JoongAng Ilbo, the Geumcheon Police Precinct at 4 a.m. Friday received a report that the man committed dating violence against the 47-year-old. The couple reportedly lived together.

Kim was called in along with his girlfriend for an investigation, but the police sent him back home at around 6 a.m.

The Geumcheon Police Precinct then received a report at around 10:40 a.m. that some blood stains were found in an underground parking lot.

According to the police, CCTV footage showed the man stabbing his girlfriend, leaving the site at around 7:17 a.m., carrying the woman in a rented car.

The man was found at around 3:30 p.m. near his acquaintance’s house in Paju. But the woman was found dead in the back seat of the car he drove to run away.

“It is assumed that there was a conflict between the two before the incident took place, but an investigation is needed to see if it was the cause of the crime,” a police official was quoted as saying.

Police will request an autopsy to figure out the exact cause of death.

BY CHO JUNG-WOO, KIM MIN-JEONG [[email protected]]