Chinese university lecturer who murdered international student is 31-year-old Jeong Chang-seong... Identity revealed
- Input
- 2026-09-01 10:02:01
- Updated
- 2026-09-01 10:02:01
/Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency r n /Photo=Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency [Financial News] The personal information of Jeong Chang-seong (31), a Chinese university lecturer arrested on charges of murdering a Chinese female international student (25) and then mutilating and abandoning the body, was released on the 1st.
The Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency released Jeong Chang-seong's personal information, including his name, age, and face photo, on its website on this day.
The police held a deliberation committee meeting on the disclosure of personal information the previous day and stated, "The cruelty of the crime and the severity of the damage are recognized, and there is sufficient evidence to support the crime," adding, "We decided to disclose the personal information after comprehensively considering the public interest, such as crime prevention.
" Jeong Chang-seong's personal information will be posted on the Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency website until October 1st.
Jeong Chang-seong murdered Chinese female international student A (25) in his studio apartment in Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk Province, in the early hours of the 20th of last month, then mutilated the body and [discarded] it in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province and He was arrested on charges of abandoning the body in hills and garbage dumps in areas including Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province.
Jeong Chang-seong is also accused of attempting to evade the investigation after the crime by making false reports to confuse the investigation, and by traveling to Dongdaegu Station while cross-dressing to turn off the victim's cell phone.
The police have charged Jeong Chang-seong with five offenses, including murder, mutilation, abandonment, and concealment of a corpse, and obstruction of official duties through deception. Accordingly, they plan to transfer him to the prosecution by the 4th at the latest.
[email protected] An Gaeul Reporter