Man in His 40s Who Killed Ex-Partner After Stalking Report Sent to Prosecutors

A man in his 40s who tracked down and killed his former partner a year after she reported him for stalking has been handed over to the prosecutors' office.

The Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency announced today (November 3) that it has detained and transferred a man in his 40s, identified as A, to the prosecutors' office on charges including murder.

A is accused of assaulting and strangling a woman in her 40s, identified as B, to death at B's home in Jung-gu, Daejeon, on the afternoon of October 24.

Immediately after the crime, A removed his cell phone SIM card and headed to Incheon International Airport before fleeing to Gangneung, Gangwon Province. However, he was emergency-arrested the day after the crime at a lodging establishment in Gangneung.

It is reported that A claims, "I entered the house with consent to deliver a gift for her family, and committed the crime impulsively following an argument."

The police are verifying whether the crime was premeditated based on the results of digital forensics on his mobile phone.

Previously, B reported A to 112 for stalking in October of last year, but the case was closed without prosecution after she expressed her wish not to have him punished. When another report was filed two months later during an argument, it was determined there were no criminal charges and the case was closed at the scene.

Meanwhile, the police held an identity disclosure deliberation committee yesterday (November 2) and decided to reveal A's identity.

However, as A has raised an objection, his identity is scheduled to be disclosed on the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency website on November 9 after a grace period.

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