Police executed a warrant for the arrest of 40-year-old teacher Myung Mo, who is accused of murdering student Kim Ha-neul at an elementary school in Daejeon. This comes 25 days after the incident. Myung confessed to the crime during a police questioning. Authorities are expected to apply for a detention warrant soon and will decide whether to disclose personal information.
On the 7th, the Daejeon Western Police Station reported that the suspect Myung calmly answered questions and confessed to the crime during the first face-to-face investigation. The investigation team dedicated to the Kim Ha-neul case executed the arrest warrant for the suspect Myung in the morning of the day, 25 days after the incident and 24 days after the warrant was issued.
Myung is accused of murdering Kim around 5:50 p.m. on the 10th of last month at an elementary school in Daejeon. After the crime, Myung self-harmed and received venous suture surgery, followed by treatment at a hospital. The police attempted to question Myung after the surgery, but the inquiry was interrupted based on the medical team's opinion that additional stabilization was necessary due to elevated blood pressure.
Excluding the face-to-face inquiry, police have completed most of the investigation concerning Myung. Through the seizure of items and electronic device forensics, records were discovered on Myung's computer and mobile phone that indicated he had searched for crime tools and articles on past murder cases.
It is expected that a decision will also be made regarding the holding of a personal information disclosure review committee for personal information disclosure following the face-to-face inquiry. Earlier, a representative from the Korean National Police Agency noted at a press briefing held on the 4th, "Personal information disclosure will be reviewed after the suspect investigation is completed," adding, "We are continuing to investigate specific situations and whether it was a planned crime through inquiries of other parties and analysis of seized items."