Arrest warrants sought for man for killing two guards
Seoul police escort the suspect, surname Kang, to Central District Court. / Yonhap
By Kang Aa-young
Police on Monday sought an arrest warrant for a man accused of murdering two Gangnam officetel guards.
The suspect, surname Kang, 28, reportedly admitted murdering the guards, in their 60s, who worked at an apartment complex in Segok-dong, Seoul, at around 9 p.m. on Saturday
The victims were brothers-in-law.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the suspect surrendered, saying “I killed people.”
Police found a blood-covered knife and a hatchet in his bag.
The man allegedly told police that he took pills for a mental disorder. He sounded incoherent, according to police, who are checking his hospital records for signs of schizophrenia or other mental disorders.
He allegedly said he heard noise coming from a neighbor upstairs, but a police investigation revealed this was not true.