Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Photos of murder suspect who 'destroyed' Korean family in Vietnam revealed
The suspect wears a mask, a light blue shirt and jeans. His nationality is unclear. Courtesy of Korean Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
Photos of
who allegedly killed a Korean woman and seriously wounded her husband and daughter in Ho Chi Minh City have been released.
, sister paper of The Korea Times, reported Monday that Vietnam's officials released the photos of the man, who allegedly stabbed the woman, 49, to death and injured her husband, 50, and daughter, 16, at their home in Phu My Hung early Saturday morning.
“Vietnamese authorities gave us his photos and asked us to help find the man. They seem to be determined to solve the case as soon as possible,” said an official at the Korean Consulate General in the city.
Surveillance camera footage shows the man wearing a mask, a light blue shirt and jeans. His nationality is unclear.
The suspect is possibly Korean. But, a person who spoke with the husband after the tragedy said the suspect “spoke awkward English.”
Forensic officials performed an autopsy on the wife's body, which is expected to be moved to Korea on Christmas Day.