Jeju police are examining a night shift report by an officer suspected of mishandling a missing person case on the island Friday. The officer is accused of omitting key information after receiving a report about a woman in her 30s in May. He allegedly failed to alert superiors, closed the case without confirming her safety, and was formally arrested earlier this week after her body was found Monday near her residence.
A police officer accused of wrongfully closing a missing person case leaves the Jeju District Court after his arrest warrant hearing, Aug. 25. Yonhap
JEJU — The police are examining a night shift report drafted by one of its officers suspected of mishandling missing person cases on Jeju Island, the Jeju Provincial Police Agency said Friday.
The officer is suspected of having omitted key information in his shift report on an evening shift in May when he received a missing person report on a woman in her 30s, according to officials at the Jeju police agency.
Normally, missing person cases, especially those involving women, are reported to higher-ups, often all the way to the Jeju police chief, due to the possibility of the missing persons being subject to crimes, according to the police.
