Police seek arrest warrant for father in killing of alleged victim in son's statutory rape case
Police sought an arrest warrant Thursday for a 59-year-old man, surnamed Jin, suspected of killing a 15-year-old girl who was the alleged victim in a statutory rape case involving his son, as investigators continued efforts to establish the motive. The Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul requested the warrant on suspicion of murder. Jin was taken into emergency custody at around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday…
The Korea Times reports that police have sought an arrest warrant for a 59-year-old man, surnamed Jin, in connection with the killing of a 15-year-old girl. The girl, who was the alleged victim in a statutory rape case involving Jin's son, was stabbed to death at a shared accommodation property in Seongbuk District, northern Seoul.
Jin was taken into emergency custody early Wednesday morning and remains under investigation, with police seeking to establish the motive behind the killing. The son, aged 20, has been under investigation for statutory rape, which is defined under Korean law as sexual intercourse between a person aged 19 or older and a minor aged 13 to 15, regardless of consent.
Police have noted that Jin reportedly purchased a knife and charcoal briquettes at two separate stores in Incheon earlier that day.
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