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Man in his 50s accused of killing his son’s sex-crime victim; initial questioning unsuccessful

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2026-11-11 16:00:43
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2026-11-11 16:00:43
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[Financial News] A man in his 50s arrested on suspicion of killing a teenage girl in Jeongneung-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, could not be questioned.
According to police on the 11th, Seoul Seongbuk Police Station made an emergency arrest of A on suspicion of murder that morning and attempted an initial round of questioning in the afternoon, but could not proceed because A’s condition made questioning difficult. 
A is suspected of killing B, a teenage girl, in a residential neighborhood in Seongbuk-gu at around 1:40 a.m. that day. He was heavily intoxicated when he was apprehended.
Police plan to resume questioning once A’s condition improves.
A document believed to be A’s suicide note was found at the scene, but its contents have not been confirmed.
The parents of the deceased B are understood to have filed a complaint in January accusing A’s son, C, who is in his 20s, of a sex crime. Seoul Nowon Police Station determined that there was evidence of a crime and forwarded C without detention to the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office in March (now known by that name as the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office). About a month later, on April 22, the case was transferred to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office (now known by that name as the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office). C is being held at the Seoul Southern Detention Center for a separate offense.
A reportedly met with B and tried to reach a settlement over his son’s sex-crime case, but committed the crime when things did not go as he had hoped. Police, however, said the account had not been clearly confirmed and took a cautious stance.
After questioning the suspect, police plan to seek an arrest warrant and establish the specific motive and circumstances of the crime through an autopsy, analysis of evidence, and tracking the suspect’s movements using closed-circuit television (CCTV).
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