The Gyeongsan Police Department has detained a 31-year-old Chinese instructor, Jeong Chang-seong, on charges of murdering a Chinese student and disposing of her body across various locations in the country.
Jeong is accused of strangling a female student, identified as A, in his studio apartment on the morning of August 20, and subsequently dismembering her body, which he then disposed of in five different regions, including Gyeonggi and Gyeongsangbuk-do. He was arrested on August 25 and faces five charges, including murder, body mutilation, kidnapping, concealment, and obstruction of justice.
According to reports from Yonhap News, Jeong misled police by filing a false report and using the victim's phone to misdirect the investigation. During police questioning, it was revealed that he killed the victim out of fear that she would inform the school about their relationship during a heated argument.
On September 1, Jeong's personal information was made public following a review by the police's information disclosure committee, which stated that the brutality of the crime and the severity of the victim's suffering warranted the disclosure for public safety and crime prevention.
A police official stated, “We will continue the search for the victim's remains, even after transferring the suspect to the prosecution.”
Meanwhile, a psychopathy assessment conducted by police over the weekend indicated that Jeong scored below 25 points, which does not meet the criteria for classification as a psychopath. In South Korea, a score of 25 or higher out of 40 is required for such classification. Given the gruesome nature of the body disposal, police have engaged profilers to further investigate his antisocial tendencies.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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