Man arrested on suspicion of killing teenage victim of son's alleged sex crime
Police on Wednesday apprehended a man on suspicion of murdering a teenager who was a victim of an alleged sexual crime committed by his son. The man in his 50s was placed under emergency arrest at around 1:40 a.m. after police found the female victim dead at a house in northeastern Seoul following a report from a third person. The location was identified as an Airbnb. The teenager was found to…
Police arrested a man in his 50s on Wednesday on suspicion of killing a teenage girl, who had been a victim of an alleged sexual crime allegedly committed by her father. The 50-year-old suspect was apprehended at around 1:40 a.m. following a report from a third party about the deceased female victim found dead at an Airbnb in northeastern Seoul.
The teenager had been a victim of a sexual assault allegedly perpetrated by her father, whose son is currently in detention for another crime. The victim's parents had filed a complaint against the son in March. Police intend to seek a warrant for the murder suspect's formal arrest after probing his motive. It remains unclear whether the suspect carried out the murder in retaliation for the complaint made against his son.
Investigators were unable to question the suspect immediately due to his intoxication. Penalties for retaliatory murder include severe consequences, with the death penalty being the maximum sentence.
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