By Jung Da-min
An arrest warrant is being sought against two high schoolers on charges of allegedly raping a high school girl, Saturday, the police said. The girl was found dead afterwards.
According to the Yeonggwang Police in South Jeolla Province, two 17 year-old students surnamed Jung and Baek raped the victim, 16, in a motel room in Yeonggwang county on Thursday.
It was between 2:10 a.m and 4:15 a.m. when the two left the crime scene. The victim was later found dead by the owner of the motel who came in to clean up the room, around 4 p.m. that day.
According to the police, Jung and Baek had planned to commit sexual assault after they got the girl drunk in a "drinking game.” They had known the girl since childhood.
They bought six bottles of soju and made the victim to drink more than two and a half bottles.
The suspects claimed the victim was asleep when they left the motel room.
The autopsy results showed that DNA samples from the two were detected but the exact cause of the girl's death such as trauma has yet to be determined.
The police charged the two suspects with special rape charges instead of rape resulting in death.