Man in his 50s accused of killing victim of son’s sex crime... bought a paring knife and charcoal briquettes before the crime

[Financial News] A man in his 50s accused of killing a teenage girl at a shared accommodation facility in Seoul’s Seongbuk District bought a paring knife and charcoal briquettes at household goods stores in Incheon on the day of the crime, it has been confirmed. Police are tracing the man’s movements before and after the crime while investigating his exact motive and whether he planned it in advance.
Police said on the 12th that Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul had sought an arrest warrant on murder charges against Jin (59) that morning. As Jin has continued to refuse to make a statement, police plan to bring in a profiler to determine his motive and the circumstances of the crime.
An analysis of CCTV footage and other material showed that Jin bought a paring knife and charcoal briquettes at two household goods stores in Incheon on the afternoon of the 10th. At around 5:17 p.m. that day, he arrived at the shared accommodation facility in Jeongneung-dong, Seongbuk District, where the crime took place. He met A, 15, who had arrived earlier and was waiting outside the lodging, and they went inside together. Police are making further inquiries into the specific circumstances of how the two met.
Investigators believe that at around 8:30 p.m. that day, Jin left the lodging alone, wandered around nearby and discarded the paring knife and a damaged mobile phone. The lodging had been booked for a one-night stay by an acquaintance of Jin.
Jin is accused of killing A at the lodging. He was heavily intoxicated when arrested and continued to refuse to make a statement during questioning after sobering up. Police continued questioning him that morning but reportedly obtained no significant statement.
Three empty soju bottles, charcoal briquettes and a suicide note believed to have been written by Jin were found at the scene. Police plan to autopsy A’s body today to determine the exact cause of death.
Investigators found that A had been the victim of the statutory rape of a minor committed in January by Jin’s son, who is in his 20s. After A’s parents filed a complaint at the time, Nowon Police Station launched an investigation and referred Jin’s son to prosecutors without detention in March.
Police are also looking into a separate case involving theft, receiving stolen property and fraud in which Jin’s ex-wife B, who is in her 20s, his son, A and others are implicated.
A police official said, “We are focusing on determining the circumstances and motive of the crime through CCTV analysis, forensic examination of evidence and an autopsy of the victim.”
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