Police said a Chinese student was found dead in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, after being reported missing, and a Chinese man in his 30s was arrested as a murder suspect. The victim had returned to Korea on Aug. 14 for her graduation ceremony and lost contact with family and acquaintances on Aug. 20. Police are questioning the suspect and said the Chinese Consulate General in Busan demanded a thorough investigation and severe punishment.
A man suspected of killing a Chinese student in her 20s is escorted to Gyeongsan Police Station in North Gyeongsang Province at about 11:50 p.m., Tuesday. Yonhap
Police said Wednesday that a Chinese student who had been reported missing was found dead the previous day at the home of a fellow Chinese national in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, prompting the Chinese consulate to demand severe punishment for the perpetrator.
Investigators said a Chinese man in his 30s, surnamed Jeong, was arrested as a suspect and is being questioned.
The victim, a 25-year-old graduate student in Gyeongsan, was found at Jeong’s residence.
