Missing Woman Found Dead in Freezer... Unexpected Discovery of Tens of Billions of Won Worth of Fake Gift Certificates

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Three days ago, a frozen body was found inside a walk-in freezer at a large cafe in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. The victim was a woman in her 60s who had been reported missing, and police are currently detaining and investigating the cafe's owner, a man in his 30s.

Reporter Jeong Jiyeon has the details.

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This is a large cafe located in Munsan-eup, Paju, Gyeonggi Province.

Receiving a report of a missing woman in their 60s in the early hours of the 4th, police tracked her mobile phone's location to pinpoint this spot, where they discovered the woman inside the freezer.

At the time of discovery, she was already dead and her body was frozen.

The cafe was built by remodeling a warehouse.

Currently, a temporary closure notice is posted on the door, and the entrance is tightly locked.

[Nearby Resident: I thought it was strange that there were no customers. They weren't there the next day either, and then it seemed like the police arrived.]

Police identified the cafe owner, a man in his 30s surnamed A who was with the victim on the day she went missing, as the suspect and arrested him in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, that same afternoon.

Police detained suspect A yesterday (the 6th) on charges of luring and murdering the woman in her 60s, explaining that they are still investigating whether he left her in the freezer after the murder or locked her inside to cause her death.

While proceeding with an autopsy on the deceased woman, police are reportedly questioning suspect A regarding his motive and whether he had any accomplices.

Tens of billions of won worth of counterfeit department store gift certificates were also reportedly found inside the freezer.

Police are investigating whether the gift certificates are related to the circumstances under which the two individuals met.

The cafe, popular enough to attract customers from outside Paju, announced a temporary closure via an online notice on the 3rd stating that it would "resume normal operations starting from the 4th," but it is currently suspended from business.

(Video by: Kim Nam-sung | Video editing by: Lee Hong-myung)
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