The father of Jang Miran, 37, who was found dead 104 days after disappearing in Jeju, said the palm farm where his daughter's body was discovered was "a place she found scary and avoided."

According to Yonhap News on the 27th, Jang's father said in an interview before leaving for the funeral procession after keeping vigil at his daughter's memorial altar, "My daughter told her boyfriend that the palm farm was scary and she didn't want to go," adding, "I heard she didn't go that way at all."

Police tape is set up at the scene in Hallim-eup, Jeju City, where the body of Jang Mi-ran is found 104 days after she went missing following the police's false closure of the missing-person case. /Courtesy of News1

He noted that his daughter was usually timid and, regarding the body being found at the farm, said in effect, "I can't understand how she went there."

The place where Jang's body was found is a palm farm about 400 meters from the lodging in Hallim-eup, Jeju City, where she had been staying long term. Palm trees about 3 to 6 meters high are densely packed, making the interior dark even during the day, and at night it is known as a place that nearby residents rarely visit.

The father said he also received an explanation from police regarding the cause of his daughter's death. He told Yonhap News, "An officer from the Jeju Western Police Station came and explained that a weak part between the bones in the neck area was pulled and fractured." He added, "My daughter was like a pillar of our family," unable to hide his grief.

Regarding the police officer who falsely closed Jang's missing-person report, he expressed a sense of futility but said he did not want to criticize the entire police force. He said, in effect, "The deviant act of one person harms many people," and expressed gratitude to the police and officials who helped search for his daughter.

Jang left the lodging where she had been staying long term on the night of May 12 and went missing, then was found dead on the 24th, 104 days later, at a palm farm near the lodging. Jang's partner reported her missing to police on May 15, three days after the disappearance, but Sergeant A in charge of the case lied to the reporter that contact had been made with Jang and closed the case, which was found.

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