Families of motel attack victims accuse police officer of dereliction of duty
The families of two teenagers killed by a knife-wielding man at a motel in Changwon last year have filed a complaint against the police officer in charge and others for failing to fulfill their duties, their legal representative said Friday. The families filed a complaint with the Changwon District Prosecutors Office on Thursday alleging that the officer in charge arrived too late to the scene…
Families of two teenagers killed during a knife attack at a motel in Changwon have filed a complaint against the police officer on duty and others, their lawyer revealed on Friday. The families lodged a complaint with the Changwon District Prosecutors Office on Thursday, claiming the officer who arrived late to the scene did not take sufficient action, even though he had received prior reports on the same day, as per law firm Taejin.
The two victims were slain by a man in his 20s on December, who subsequently took his own life at the crime scene in the city located about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul after seriously injuring another middle school student. The law firm stated the complaint also targets nine other individuals, including a probation officer.
The deceased suspect was under probation following his 2021 conviction for rape, but he was found not to have stayed at the address he registered with the probation officer, which should have raised red flags prior to the tragic incident.
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