A 40-year-old woman in Jeju was stabbed to death by a man in his 60s, identified as her former partner, after she had reported stalking, sexual violence, and dating violence to the police four times. Despite her multiple reports, some incidents were closed on-site or resulted in warnings, while the sexual violence report was concluded due to insufficient evidence.
According to Yonhap News, the Jeju West Police Station stated that the victim, referred to as B, reported A's stalking behavior to the police twice in October of last year. She later filed reports in March of this year for sexual violence and in May for dating violence.
However, the two stalking reports from last year and the dating violence report from May were all closed on-site or resulted in warnings. B did not wish to pursue the cases and indicated that the issues had been resolved.
The sexual violence report filed in March also did not lead to further investigation. B submitted a letter of non-prosecution against A and refused to cooperate with the police, leading to the case being closed due to insufficient evidence.
Despite the ongoing reports, A visited B's workplace in September and made unwanted phone calls to her three times in October.
The police had met with B in May to formally register the case and persuade her to receive protective measures, but she declined, preventing any further action.
As the reports were closed, no restraining order was issued against A. The police assessed B's risk level as B-grade and conducted monitoring every two months. Last month, they provided her with a personal alarm and a smartwatch.
However, on October 12, at approximately 1:38 a.m., B was fatally stabbed multiple times by A on the street near her residence in Jeju City.
According to police investigations, A waited for B to return home and forcibly took her to his parked vehicle nearby. During this encounter, when B touched the arm with the smartwatch, A reportedly yanked it off, causing the device to break.
The police found the damaged smartwatch at the entrance of B's residence.
A police official stated that it has not yet been confirmed whether A knew about B wearing the smartwatch and removed it to prevent her from reporting him, and further investigations are planned.
The police are also looking into whether the recent breakup between A and B influenced the crime. They are investigating whether A's act of lending money to B's acquaintance through B is related to the motive for the crime.
On October 13, the police announced plans to request an arrest warrant for A on charges of murder, and they intend to investigate the specific motive and whether the killing was premeditated.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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