The man, subdued by police while completely naked, is 24-year-old Jeong Jae-hwan, who is accused of brutally murdering his friend with a weapon.
Footage has newly been released showing the moment of arrest of Jeong Jae-hwan, the suspect in the "friend murder" case that occurred at an apartment in Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, in the early hours of the 4th.
The video was filmed at around 4:58 AM by a friend of the victim who rushed to the scene.
This friend had gone to the victim's home after receiving a phone call asking for help, but Jeong Jae-hwan was not at the scene at that time.
Jeong Jae-hwan returned to the crime scene about five minutes later and looked flustered upon seeing the friends. It was only after the friends became angry at the dispatched police officers, demanding, "This person is the culprit, why aren't you arresting him?", that Jeong was subdued at around 4:57 AM.
Right after the crime, Jeong Jae-hwan engaged in bizarre behavior, such as wandering into a convenience store naked and taking banana-flavored milk.
During this process, CCTV footage revealed that police officers who received a convenience store report at around 4:25 AM spotted Jeong while inside a patrol car, but did not immediately get out of the vehicle to arrest him, sparking controversy over a lax response.
Jeong Jae-hwan tested negative in a preliminary drug screening. During police questioning regarding the crime, he reportedly stated, "I drank alcohol and do not remember."
Because of this, speculations are rising that Jeong may attempt to seek a reduced sentence by claiming "mental and physical weakness" due to intoxication at the time of the crime.
Jeong Jae-hwan is accused of biting the face of the victim—with whom he was drinking in the early hours of the 4th—stabbing him multiple times with a weapon to murder him, and attempting to desecrate the body.
Reported by Lee Hyeon-yeong | Video by Kim Na-on | Graphics by Lee Jeong-ju | Produced by SBS Digital News
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