A Third Weapon Found, 40 Stab Wounds: New Details Emerge in Naked Murder Case

It has been confirmed that an additional weapon, believed to have been used in the crime, was found at the crime scene of Jeong Jae-hwan, the suspect in the naked murder case who has been formally indicted and detained, alongside the two previously known weapons.

According to prosecutors and other sources, investigations revealed that Jeong used a total of three weapons on the day of the incident.

The newly identified weapon is a knife with a total length of approximately 26 cm, stained with blood, which was found near the head on the living room floor where the victim had collapsed. Prosecutors recognized this as evidence of the crime and secured it as physical proof.

The details of how the crime occurred have also become clearer.

According to the investigation, Jeong was assaulting another friend who was present at the scene when he flew into a rage and swung a weapon at the victim, who tried to intervene and stop the assault.

Prosecutors stated that they confirmed Jeong brutally attacked the victim, who attempted to restrain him, and continued to wield the weapon even after the victim had already lost the ability to resist.

The victim was stabbed some 30 to 40 times in areas including the neck, shoulders, back, and abdomen, and the direct cause of death was determined to be massive bleeding due to multiple injuries.

It was also revealed that immediately after the crime, Jeong used his smartphone to photograph the pool of blood pooling on the floor.

Yesterday (July 30), prosecutors formally indicted and detained Jeong on charges of murder and assault.

Jeong is accused of murdering the victim, with whom he was drinking alcohol on the 4th, by stabbing him dozens of times with a weapon, and of assaulting another friend present at the scene, inflicting injuries.

Reported by Kim Minjeong | Video by Kim Hye-ju | Design by Lee Su-min | Produced by SBS Digital News
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