Kim So-young, 20, who was sent to trial in the "motel drug serial killings" case, was sent back to prosecutors after indications emerged that she committed additional crimes against three more victims.
The Gangbuk Police Station in Seoul said on the 19th that it referred Kim So-young to the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office on charges including aggravated bodily injury and violations of the Narcotics Control Act. The additional referral reflects charges related to three newly confirmed victims.
According to police, an analysis by the National Forensic Service of hair samples from three men who claimed to have been harmed by Kim So-young detected the same substances as in prior offenses, including benzodiazepines, in two of them.
No drugs were detected in the remaining one, but police are presuming that drugs did not show up because a significant amount of time had passed since the offense in Oct. last year.
Police determined that they suffered physical harm due to Kim So-young's crimes and applied charges including aggravated bodily injury. However, Kim So-young is currently denying those charges.
So far, six victims have been confirmed by police, including two who died.
Kim So-young was indicted and detained on charges of handing drinks containing benzodiazepine-class drugs to three men in their 20s from Dec. last year to on the 9th of last month, causing them to lose consciousness or die.
The first trial is scheduled to be held at 3:30 p.m. on Apr. 9 at the Seoul Northern District Court.