[Victim's Son: It was around 6:30 a.m. The voice was so urgent, almost like a wail, that I knew something was truly wrong. Her entire body was covered in blood, the bed was soaked, and there was blood on her hands. When the police arrived and examined her body thoroughly, they noticed a wound on her neck and suspected an outside intruder. (After checking the CCTV) It was an assailant.]
A woman in her 60s, identified as A, was found dead at her home in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, around 6:30 a.m. on June 10.
Police, who arrived following a report from the family, determined that A had been murdered with a weapon around 2:00 a.m. that morning.
CCTV footage from the scene captured a man entering A's home, and also recorded him leaving the house one hour and 50 minutes later.
However, the object in the suspect's hand appeared strange.
He was holding a paper bag in his left hand and a 'life safety terminal' in his right.
[Victim's Son: You would expect someone fleeing to run away, but he was just walking out. (Even after committing murder?) Exactly. They said he left with a bag in his left hand, but it is not clear what was inside. In his right hand, he was holding a device that allows elderly people to report emergencies with a single touch.]
The police are tracking the suspect based on the CCTV footage, but have yet to identify him as he was wearing a hat, a mask, and gloves.
As the investigation faces difficulties, groundless information, including AI-generated photos, has been spreading on social media.
Experts point out that the possibility of this not being a simple robbery should not be ruled out.
[Bae Sang-hoon/Profiler: The attack site is somewhat ambiguous, and not much was taken (during the crime). It raises the question, 'Is that really a robber?' The police should consider other possibilities, such as a contract killing or a personal vendetta—things that are not known to the public.]
Experts advised that receiving tips from citizens would help in apprehending the culprit and that a swift transition to a public investigation is necessary.
[Bae Sang-hoon/Profiler: It seems there was an initial misjudgment that the culprit was someone familiar with the victim or the area, and that they could be found just by questioning neighbors. That is why they did not switch to a public investigation.]
(Planning: Lee Seyoung | Video Editing: Jang Yu-jin | Video Source: News Hunters, Curious Stories Y | Produced by SBS Digital News)
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