Police seek arrest warrant for father in killing of son's alleged rape victim
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 requested an arrest warrant for a 59-year-old man, surnamed Jin, in connection with the death of a 15-year-old girl. The girl was the alleged victim in a statutory rape case involving Jin's 20-year-old son. Jin was taken into custody on Wednesday morning after allegedly stabbing the girl to death at a shared accommodation property in Seoul.
The motive for the killing remains unclear, and police are seeking forensic analysis to determine it. The son is currently under investigation for statutory rape, a crime under Korean law that involves sexual intercourse between a person aged 19 or older and a minor aged 13 to 15, regardless of consent.
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