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The cell phone of a friend of the late Son Jeong-min, who died in the Han River, was found.

It was reported by the Environmental Protection Agency.

It has been confirmed that this phone is working normally, and it is noteworthy whether it will be a clue to dispel allegations of the incident.



In the report, Shin Jeong-eun is a reporter



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morning of the 30th, the police received a report of the acquisition of a mobile phone from an employee of the Banpo Information Center at Hangang Park.



As a result of the confirmation, it was identified as the cell phone of a friend A who drank with the late Son Jung-min on the day of his disappearance.




It is known that the environmental sanitation officer in charge of the Banpo district of Hangang Park acquired it a few days ago and kept it.



[Banpo Hangang Park official: It must have been quite a while since I learned it.

I put it in the closet without realizing it, and only today said 'I got a cell phone' and 'Bring it to the center'...

.] The



police said that when I charged the cell phone with the power off, it worked normally, and I entered the password to confirm that it was Mr. A's.



On the 25th of last month, when Son disappeared, friend A returned home with his cell phone, which was not his.



[Yang Jeong-geun / Mr. A's lawyer: I thought, 'The phone must have changed.'

So this may be the deceased's cell phone, so I took it with me when I went to the Hangang Park.]



On the day of disappearance, the signal on Mr. A's cell phone was cut off near Banpo Hangang Park around 7 am, and the police put in naval equipment to search for more than 3 weeks. I went but couldn't find it.




As a result, suspicions have been raised that Mr. A intentionally hid or abandoned it.



Police are investigating the exact time and place where the mobile phone was found against the environmental cleaners.



The police plan to analyze A's cell phone for fingerprints, bloodstains, and genetics, and conduct digital forensics to analyze whether there are any clues to the cause of Son's death.



 (Video coverage: Park Dong-ryul, video editing: Lee Seung-jin)