Police arrested a 40-year-old man who murdered the middle school son of a woman he had a girlfriend in Jeju.



The Jeju Eastern Police Station announced today (20th) that they are investigating a man A (48) in his 40s on suspicion of murder.



A is accused of murdering B (16), who lives in this house, in a house in Jocheon-eup, Jeju-si, on the afternoon of the 18th.



At that time, group B was alone at home, and the report was made by the mother of group B around 10:51 pm on the 18th, the day of the crime.



A, who fled after the crime, was caught by the police at a hotel in Jeju City on the afternoon of the 19th, 20 hours after reporting it, and C (46), an acquaintance of Mr. I did.



Immediately after the arrest, Mr. A, who was taken to the East Coast, answered "Yes" to the reporter's question, "Do you admit the charges?", and when asked what he wanted to say to the bereaved family, he briefly replied, "I'm sorry."



Regarding the motive of the crime, he closed his mouth saying, "I will tell you later."



The police suspect that A committed the crime with resentment when his relationship with the mother of Army B, whom he had been close with in the past, broke down.



The mother of group B was threatened by Mr. A and requested the police to protect her at the beginning of this month. Accordingly, the police installed CCTV in the house and strengthened patrols, but in the end, they could not stop the crime.



The police are investigating the exact motive of the crime against Mr.



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