Park Yong-soo, 52, has been identified as the suspect in the murder of a couple in their 60s in Naju, South Jeolla Province. The Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency released his personal information, including his name and mugshot, on their official website starting at 10 a.m. on October 14.
The police held a personal information disclosure review committee the previous day, deciding to release the information based on the brutality of the crime, the significant harm caused, the public's right to know, and the need to prevent recidivism.
If the individual contests the disclosure, there is a five-day grace period; however, Park did not raise any objections, leading to the immediate release of his information. The disclosure will remain in effect until November 13.
Park is accused of stabbing and strangling the couple, whom he knew, between 9:28 p.m. and 11:57 p.m. on October 5 at a residence in Naju.
The couple was found dead the following afternoon, bound at the hands and feet.
The police plan to transfer Park to the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office on October 16.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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