[Anchor]
The suspect in his 50s who allegedly murdered a couple in their 60s in Naju stated during police questioning that he committed the crime due to a debt relationship. Although he is claiming it was an impulsive crime, the police suspect it was a pre-planned "robbery-homicide" and have requested an arrest warrant.
Here is a report from KBC reporter Lee Jeong-hoo.
[Reporter]
The man in his 50s was apprehended in Muan on charges of murdering a couple in their 60s in Naju.
During police questioning, he stated that he went to collect money he had lent them and ended up committing the crime.
Right after the crime, the man even withdrew 6 million won using the victims' debit card.
The police have secured account records to verify whether a debt relationship actually existed.
However, village residents have disputed his statement, saying the couple were not the type of people to be in debt to others.
[Village Resident: (The victim) was not someone who lived their life involved in money issues. They were very meticulous people. They were good at giving and would even take less than what they were owed.]
[Village Resident: They were wealthy, very wealthy. They were the wealthiest people in our village. They had nowhere they needed to put money. Why would someone like that borrow money?]
The man was also reported to have stated during police questioning that he "did not intend to kill them from the beginning."
However, it was confirmed that the man was captured on CCTV on the day of the crime with his face covered by a hat and a mask.
Circumstances indicating an attempt to disrupt the investigation were also identified, such as switching from a truck to a bicycle and then to a passenger car after the crime.
It was also reported that almost no footprints or fingerprints of the man were left at the crime scene.
Based on various circumstances, the police are leaning toward a premeditated crime, changed the man's charge from murder to "robbery-homicide," and requested an arrest warrant.
KBC Lee Jeong-hoo
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