Chinese man arrested for murder

[Anchor]

Today (July 31), a man in his 60s from China was arrested by the police on suspicion of murdering a woman he was cohabiting with in Guro, Seoul, using a weapon.

It has been confirmed that the victim had reported this perpetrator to the police twice in the past.

Reporter Min Jeong-hee has the story.

[Report]

A patrol car with its emergency lights on enters an alley.

A moment later, paramedics move in with a stretcher.

Around 3:20 AM today, a man in his 60s from China attacked a woman in her 50s with a weapon at a massage parlor in Guro, Seoul.

[Kim OO/Local Resident: "I was curious because there were a lot of police, so I went in and heard that an incident had occurred."]

The victim was transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest but ultimately passed away.

The incident occurred at a basement massage parlor in this building.

It has been determined that the victim and the perpetrator were living together as tenants.

[Local Resident: "When I passed by, the door was open. I saw the victim lying on the ground, and blood was coming out..."]

It has been confirmed that the woman had reported Mr. A to the police twice in the past.

The first report was in June 2023, when the victim reported that she had "fallen and broken a bone," but the responding police officer confirmed the assault, and Mr. A was fined.

Five days before the crime, on the 26th, the victim made a second report stating that "someone is harassing me."

The police repeatedly requested to meet for safety checks, but the victim continued to say, "It's nothing serious, I don't need it," and the case was closed.

The police plan to apply for a detention warrant after investigating the exact circumstances of the crime against Mr. A.

This is KBS News, Min Jeong-hee.