"I am stabbed by a man, he bunged off. Please help me." This was a call to 119 who is a victim of Hwaseong Dongtan murder case. January 27th, at Hwaseong Dongtan, there was a murder case in a studio apartment. It involved a woman and a man with a knifed, and a woman died. The same day, a police officer started investigating by questioning and found a suspect Kwak Sang Min who is an acquaintance of a female victim. The police organized the investigation organization and started finding him.

▲ Police organized the investigation organization and started finding him.

After the murder, Kwak Sang Min became known to have an accident and showed his heels to Mt. Hambak. The police officer mobilized one helicopter and infantry companies to catch him, but they could not catch him. So, they conducted an open investigation of the recent incident and distributed poster including the facts of the case. After this, at Buyeo, a report that people who look like Kwak Sang Min tried to go to Daejeon by riding a taxi was received. He was a taxi driver. This taxi driver said that a man who rode his taxi looks like the suspect they are looking for. The police told the taxi driver to take Kwak Sang Min. When they tried to pass by Door of Buyeo Sabi, the police stopped them.

▲ He had an accident and showed his heels to Mt. Hambak.

The taxi driver directly got out of the car. However, Kwak Sang Min locked the door and started resistance. When the police officers tried to break the window and used a taser, he cut and grabbed himself by a deadly weapon that he carried. He was brought to the hospital, but he died from excessive bleeding. The possibility of his motive for murder suggested by police, in this case, is a crime of a blind passion. However, Kwak Sang Min who is a prime suspect, died, a motive for murder heading into an unknown, and the police closed the case.

▲ Kwak Sang Min died, a motive for murder heading into an unknown.

February 9th, 2019

by 표승희