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Mon, June 27, 2022 | 07:43
Canadian confesses to murder of girlfriend 3 years ago
여친 살해 캐나다인 영어강사 3년만에 자수
Posted : 2012-01-17 18:41
Updated : 2012-01-17 18:41
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By Kim Tae-jong

A Canadian has turned himself in to police, confessing to the murder of his Korean girlfriend three years ago, police said Tuesday. She was previously thought to have drowned by accident.

Police have sought an arrest warrant for the 38-year-old, who confessed to the crime because of feelings of guilt about her and her family.

According to Yongsan Police Station, the man came to Korea in 2001 to work as an English teacher. He met the then 21-year-old college student in January, 2009 and they started a relationship.

But he soon began having delusions that she would recruit other people to kill him, and out of fear, he decided to murder her.

On March 23, he took her to a deserted area by the Han River in Seoul and jumped into the water holding her.

Then he lied to the police, saying she drowned accidentally while trying to retrieve a tennis ball from the water.

The Canadian denied his involvement in the death and was later freed from the investigation after an autopsy failed to find any evidence to show she was murdered. The case was closed.

He went back to Canada that year but his guilt has finally led him to confess his crime. He came back to Korea Saturday and admitted what he did to the police.

여친 살해 캐나다인 영어강사 3년만에 자수
익사로 종결된 여대생 사망사건 알고보니 살인 "고백하고 처벌받는 것이 고통 벗어나는 길" 3년 전 익사로 종결된 사건이 범인의 자수로 살인사건이었던 것으로 밝혀졌다. 서울 용산경찰서는 여자친구가 자신을 죽일 것이라는 피해망상 때문에 애인을 살해한 혐의(살인)로 캐나다인 C모(38)씨에 대해 구속영장을 신청했다고 17일 밝혔다. 경찰에 따르면 C씨는 2009년 3월 23일 오후 8시17분께 용산구 이촌동 거북선 나루터 인근에서 대학생 김모(당시 21ㆍ여)씨를 물속으로 끌고 들어가 머리를 잡아 눌러 익사시킨 혐의를 받고 있다. 2001년에 한국에 들어와 전북에 있는 대학교에서 영어강사로 일하던 C씨는 2009년 1월부터 사귀던 김씨가 사람들을 시켜 자신을 죽일 것이라는 피해망상에 시달려 범행한 것으로 드러났다. 사건 당시 C씨는 "김씨가 한강에 빠진 테니스공을 건지려고 들어갔다 익사했다"라고 범행을 부인했으며 부검에서도 타살혐의가 발견되지 않아 사건 발생 이틀 뒤 캐나다로 출국했다. 기독교인인 C씨는 캐나다에 돌아간 이후 범행 당시 피해자의 모습이 계속 떠오르고 양심의 가책을 받는 등 심리적 고통에 시달려 종교생활에 귀의했다가 지난 14일 용산경찰서를 찾아 자수했다. 경찰 관계자는 "피의자가 기도하면서 회개를 했는데도 범행에 대한 환상에 계속 시달리다 보니 피해자의 가족들에게 고백하고 한국법에 의해 처벌받는 것이 고통에서 벗어나는 길이라 생각해 자수했다"고 설명했다. (연합뉴스)
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