Intrusion and Sexual Assault Allegations? Police's Shocking Response

Circumstances are continuously emerging that the Gwangsan Police Station, which handled the initial investigation into the murder of a female high school student in Gwangju, responded inadequately to a report by a Vietnamese woman who stated she was being stalked by the murderer, Jang Yoon-ki.

It was revealed that police officers who were dispatched to the stalking scene at the time sent only a single warning text message to Jang Yoon-ki and did not even book the case.

Jang Yoon-ki is also suspected of entering the studio apartment of a Vietnamese woman whom he met while working a part-time job, sexually assaulting her, and stalking her two days before murdering the high school student.

Although this case is crucial evidence supporting Jang Yoon-ki's charge of rape and murder, the Gwangsan Police Station did not merge it into the murder investigation, instead assigning it to the Women and Youth Division for a separate investigation.

According to data submitted by the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency to the office of People Power Party lawmaker Seo Bum-soo, the Cheomdan District Unit of the Gwangsan Police Station was dispatched to the scene after a Vietnamese woman identified as A called 112 to report stalking at around 8:00 PM on May 3.

Police officers belonging to the Women and Youth Division of the Gwangsan Police Station also accompanied them.

However, it was found that the police at the time stopped at sending just a single warning text message to Jang Yoon-ki.

This differs from Jang Yoon-ki's indictment, which states that "Jang Yoon-ki received text messages several times from a police officer belonging to the Cheomdan District Unit warning him to stop stalking."

The police maintain the stance that "indictments are drafted by the prosecution, not the police."

It appeared that the police at the time judged that Jang Yoon-ki was not visible at the scene and that a criminal investigation was unnecessary.

A police official explained, "We suggested filing a case after seeing marks on the neck of the Vietnamese woman A, but A said she did not want to because she was scheduled to move to Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province," adding, "She requested personal protection only while moving her belongings."

The prosecution explained, "Indictments are written based on the police investigation records," and added, "The number of warning text messages sent is a matter that needs to be newly verified."

After receiving the stalking warning text message, Jang Yoon-ki removed the SIM card from his mobile phone and threw it into the Yeongsan River.

Two days later, he committed the murder.

(Reported by Kim Minjeong | Video by Na Hong-hee | Graphics by Yang Hye-min | Produced by SBS Digital News)
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