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A man who murdered his former partner and fled in Daejeon has been captured after 18 hours. It was revealed that the man had been reported to the police twice last year for stalking the female victim.

Reporter Park Beom-sik from TJB.

[Reporter]

In front of a villa in Jung-gu, Daejeon.

Fire engines and ambulances arrive, and paramedics wait with a stretcher.

Around 12:36 PM on the 24th, a woman in her 40s, identified as B, was found dead inside her home.

Police launched a pursuit, believing her former partner, a man in his 40s identified as A, murdered B and fled.

[Neighbor: (The police) seem to have arrived around 2 o'clock. About three police cars, and it seemed like they only spoke with the landlord and left.]

Immediately after the crime, A took a taxi and moved to Incheon International Airport and Wolmido, among other places.

Evading the police pursuit, A was captured by police in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, 18 hours after the incident.

The deceased victim B was found lying on her bed, and it was determined that there were no signs of forced entry.

[Paramedic: It was a posture of simply lying down, and there were marks that appeared to be pressure on the neck.]

According to the investigation, A had a record of being reported to the police twice last year for stalking the late B.

At the time, police implemented safety measures such as a restraining order and provided a smart watch. However, after B submitted a petition not to punish A a month later, the measures were canceled, and A was cleared of charges without being forwarded to prosecutors.

[Bae In-ho, Head of the Criminal Investigation Division at Daejeon Jungbu Police Station: After being apprehended, the suspect made statements admitting to the charges, saying, "I did wrong, I want to die." We are currently investigating the suspect's motive.]

Police confiscated A's mobile phone and conducted a search and seizure of his home to check whether the crime was premeditated, while planning to apply for an arrest warrant today.

(Video by: Kim Il-won from TJB, Video Editing by: Lee Seung-hee)

Park Beom-sik, TJB