Woman arrested for allegedly murdering ex and mutilating body before disposal

Ko Yoo-jung, 36, enters Jeju District Court for the hearing on her arrest warrant, Tuesday. Yonhap

By Lee Gyu-lee

Police have arrested a woman who allegedly murdered her ex-husband on Jeju Island and mutilated his body before discarding it in at least three locations across the nation.

Ko Yoo-jung, 36, was apprehended at her house last Saturday in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province.

The victim, surnamed Kang, 36, was meeting Ko on Jeju to see their six-year-old son for the first time in two years since she took custody after their divorce. Kang's family reported him missing after he didn't return.

Ko traveled to Wando from Jeju on a ferry three days after the alleged murder. She was caught on surveillance camera footage throwing a plastic bag into the ocean during her trip.

She had purchased 30 trash bags and a suitcase from a supermarket about two hours before she left Jeju.

Police suspected that she threw away a similar plastic bag near her father's house in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province. She returned to her house on May 31.