Suspect in murder of 2 brothers, stabbing of 2 others indicted
Cha Cheol-nam, center, a 56-year-old Chinese national of Korean ethnicity, leaves a police station in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, May 21, to attend a court hearing to review whether a warrant will be granted for his arrest for allegedly killing two people on May 17 and seriously injuring two others on May 19. Yonhap
The suspect in the killing of two brothers and stabbing of two others was indicted Thursday on charges of murder and attempted murder, the prosecution said.
Cha Cheol-nam, a 56-year-old Chinese national of Korean ethnicity, is accused of killing the brothers of the same Chinese-Korean background in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, last month.
He is also accused of stabbing a convenience store owner and his landlord in separate incidents, causing them serious injuries.
The Ansan branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors Office said Cha was indicted on the murder and attempted murder charges while remaining under arrest.
During questioning by investigation agencies, Cha claimed to have committed the crime out of anger after the brothers failed to repay him a loan of 30 million won ($21,500).
He also said the convenience store owner had spoken ill of him, while the landlord had looked down on him.
Cha began planning the murders six months beforehand by altering his weapon to make it comfortable for use and getting a prescription for sleeping pills to give to the brothers, according to the prosecution.