Exclusive: Police Officer Who Destroyed Evidence Previously Worked at Station Handling Son's Murder Case

SBS has confirmed that the father of 23-year-old Jang Yoon-gi, a suspect in the murder of a high school girl in Gwangju, worked at the very police station handling the investigation until just before the incident.

The case is being handled by the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station. It was found that the father, identified as Police Inspector Jang, was stationed there before transferring to a nearby police station in March of last year.

As previously reported by SBS, Inspector Jang destroyed several life-sized dolls, which are considered key evidence related to his son's charges of murder with the intent of committing a sex crime.

The Gwangsan Police Station, which is in charge of the case, identified the presence of the dolls during a search and seizure of Jang Yoon-gi's residence during the initial investigation but failed to seize them. Investigations revealed that the day after Jang Yoon-gi was arrested, Inspector Jang dismantled the items and disposed of them in various locations across Gwangju.

Inspections of police officers at the rank of inspector are handled by the regional police agency. The Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency stated today, "We intended to announce the results of the fact-finding mission regarding the SBS report, but we will provide an update later as further investigation into the facts is required."

Separately from the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency, the National Police Agency stated regarding this evidence destruction case, "We plan to verify the facts through an inspection to determine if there were any shortcomings in the police investigation process and to investigate the allegations of evidence destruction by the father of Jang Yoon-gi."
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