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▲ The suspect in the murder of a Chinese student in Gyeongsan is captured on CCTV leaving his residence disguised in women's clothing at around 10:30 p.m. on the 20th.
As police have found that a Chinese part-time lecturer, who was arrested on charges including murder for killing a Chinese graduate student in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, mutilated and abandoned the body in various locations nationwide, they are tracking down the whereabouts of the remains based on the suspect's statements and vehicle dashboard cameras.
Meanwhile, it was confirmed that the 31-year-old suspect, surnamed Jung, refused to undergo a psychopath diagnostic test the previous day.
The Gyeongsan Police Station in North Gyeongsang Province is continuing its search today (the 28th) centered around locations where Jung is suspected of having abandoned the mutilated body of victim A.
Based on Jung's statements, CCTV footage, and vehicle dashcam recordings, police are searching for the body in areas such as Gunpo in Gyeonggi Province, and Angang and Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju.
Police deployed two profilers the previous day to conduct a psychopath diagnostic test, but Jung refused.
It was learned that he initially agreed to the test but later changed his position and refused to take it.
Police explained that the psychopath diagnostic test is conducted through an interview with the subject, making it difficult to proceed forcibly if the individual does not cooperate.
Police are also keeping open the possibility that Jung refused the test considering the potential impact the test results might have on his future trial.
It was reported that Jung appointed a defense counsel on the 27th.
Police are also checking the relationship between the two and the circumstances before and after the crime through forensic analysis of seized items, including Jung's mobile phone.
The mobile phone of the late victim A was found to have been discarded by Jung.
Police are additionally checking whether Jung committed any further crimes.
They are also coordinating the schedule for holding a personal information disclosure committee to decide whether to reveal Jung's identity, taking into account the brutality of the crime.
The committee members are reportedly coordinating their schedules with the goal of holding it next week.
Victim A's bereaved family is scheduled to arrive in Korea today.
Police plan to provide support for the victim's family, including counseling.
A police official said, "We are conducting searches related to recovering the body and are also analyzing seized evidence such as forensic materials."
Jung is accused of murdering A (25), a female Chinese student, at his residence in Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, in the early hours of the 20th, and then mutilating and abandoning her body in multiple locations nationwide.
He is also charged with obstruction of official duties by fraudulent means for filing a false report to the police to throw off the investigation, or taking a taxi to Dongdaegu Station while disguised in women's clothing to turn off victim A's mobile phone.
Police plan to recover as much of victim A's body as possible to conduct an autopsy.
Through the autopsy, they intend to verify the cause and time of death and review whether additional charges, such as mutilation and abandonment of a corpse, can be applied to Jung.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.
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